Ahead of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Mumbai, the Mumbai Police deployed heavy bandobast and diverted and restricted traffic in several places in the city. “As the Yatra is about to pass through the 90 Feet Road in Dharavi, we have turned it into a one-way, with vehicles only allowed to go from the Sion station towards Kumbharwada. Parking has also been prohibited on the road,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police Samadhan Pawar, Mumbai Traffic Police, adding that alternate routes have been provided for vehicles which will be unable to travel in the opposite direction due to the restrictions.

With the month of Ramadan underway, the road is also lined with stalls selling snacks till late in the night, which were also cleared off on Saturday. “We are coordinating with the traffic police to see that the Yatra goes off smoothly. At the same time, bandobast has been deployed to maintain law and order,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police Tejaswi Satpute, Zone V.