The national capital witnessed unprecedented violence as two groups -- supporters and opponents of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) -- clashed in Northeast Delhi.
The poll panel gave its nod to the Union Home Ministry's proposal to grant an extension to Patnaik who was to retire on Friday.
The stringent NSA allows preventive detention for months if authorities are satisfied that a person is a threat to national security or law and order.
Lt Governor Anil Baijal also appealed to both police and lawyers to continue holding talks to resolve the issues amicably
The unprecedented development caused a major embarrassment not only to Delhi Police, which reports to the Centre but also to the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA), which is in charge of Delhi Police.
A parking row between police personnel and lawyers on Saturday had escalated leading to violence and arson at the Tis Hazari Court complex.
“With the introduction of the e-challan system, the traffic violators would no longer need to go to the Traffic Police headquarters to pay the fine. They would be able to pay challans online,” Patnaik said after launching the project at Delhi Police headquarters.
Solar panels will be installed on the rooftops of about 200 Delhi Police buildings in the national capital by 2020.
A clash had broken out between two groups over parking which led to the vandalism of a temple on June 30 in the Hauz Qazi area.
The LG inspected the parade comprising contingents of the anti-riot squad, armed police, women police, police commandos, dog squad, mounted police, traffic squad, women constables on bicycles, mobile cyber lab, PCR squad, SWAT and Rakshak Vajra.
