Anit-CEC row LIVE: CJI Surya Kant declines to meet INDIA bloc leaders; epicentre shifts to Connaught Place

CJP co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka said he and other leaders of the outfit would approach Delhi Police on Monday (October 12, 2026) to seek a date for holding a peaceful protest at the Jantar Mantar, Rahul Gandhi to submit memorandum to CJI demanding end to 'vote chori'

Updated - October 12, 2026 07:38 am IST

Activists, Students of various student organisation take part in a protest march at the Connaught Place area, amid continued demonstration calls by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar at Connaught Place in New Delhi on October 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Sunday (October 11, 2026) declined a request by the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, for a meeting on Monday (October 12, 2026). Sources said the meeting was declined as the issues likely to be raised were already sub judice in the Supreme Court. Besides, the court cannot intervene in matters of governance and functioning of the state on its administrative side.

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Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas and All India Students’ Association president Neha were among several protestors allegedly injured by security forces as they were being detained in the capital on Sunday. Despite the Supreme Court’s directives on Saturday, around a dozen journalists were detained on Sunday while covering the protest at different locations. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) vowed to intensify its agitation against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as protests were held at several places in the New Delhi area, which remained under a security chokehold.

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Meanwhile, the Mumbai Police also detained several people gathered near Shivaji Park in Dadar to protest demanding Mr. Kumar’s resignation. The protesters claimed police personnel had been deployed at multiple entry points around Shivaji Park and that several people were detained even before they could join the demonstration.

Entry and exit at six metro stations will remain closed from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday (October 12, 2026) ahead of the Opposition’s Supreme Court march, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a post on X.

The six metro stations where entry and exit will remain closed are: Patel Chowk, Janpath, Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House, Central Secretariat and Barakhamba Road, the DMRC said.

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Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas and All India Students’ Association president Neha were among several protestors allegedly injured by security forces as they were being detained in the capital on Sunday (October 11, 2026), the second day of a protest called by youth organisations demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Despite the Supreme Court’s directives on Saturday (October 10), around a dozen journalists were detained on Sunday (October 11) while covering the protest at different locations. There was no official announcement by Delhi Police on the total number of detentions on Sunday.

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Several student activists from AISF, SFI and KYS were detained by police during a protest march from Rajiv Chowk Metro station towards Janpath in Delhi’s Connaught Place.

Protesters were taken away in U.P. Police buses, with some SFI activists claiming they were being taken to an unknown location. The detentions come a day after a protest at Raj Ghat, where a female police officer was seen pinning down a protester and holding them by the throat.Student protesters allege being taken to unknown locationStudent protesters allege detentions by police during a Delhi march, with some taken to unknown locations amid recent crackdown incidents.

CJP co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka said he and other leaders of the outfit would approach Delhi Police on Monday (October 12, 2026) to seek a date for holding a peaceful protest at the Jantar Mantar, a day after three of its top leaders were detained at Delhi airport ahead of its planned demonstration in the capital.