Anti-CEC protest in Delhi top developments: detentions, curbs, crackdown
CJP protests updates: Massive Delhi crackdown detains 3,300 protestors, blocks Jantar Mantar, with metro closures and internet shutdown amid Anti-CEC protests.
Security forces in Delhi detained more than 3,300 people and barred access to Jantar Mantar on Saturday, October 10, 2026, as authorities imposed a massive lockdown to stifle protests called by the Cockroach Janata Party and allied groups demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
Updated - October 10, 2026 03:31 pm IST
Security increased ahead of Cockroach Janta Party Protest near Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on October 09, 2026. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP
Delhi has come to a standstill on Saturday (October 10, 2026), as security forces enforced a massive lockdown to thwart the planned protests at Jantar Mantar. The protest was called by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) alongside various other student and Left organisations, demanding the immediate resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and rollback of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Despite a massive crackdown ahead of the planned demonstration at Jantar Mantar, the CJP leaders maintain a firm stand that the nationwide protest will go forward with or without its leadership. Authorities have deployed over 23,000 security personnel, shut down 45 metro stations and suspended mobile internet in parts of the capital, and cancelled numerous trains as well.
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