Anti-CEC protest in Delhi top developments: detentions, curbs, crackdown
Delhi experienced a massive security lockdown as authorities moved to prevent protests against the Chief Election Commissioner. The demonstrations, organized by the Cockroach Janata Party and other groups, were met with internet shutdowns and transit disruptions.
Why it matters
The scale of the security response, including the suspension of public transport and internet, underscores the government's attempt to contain widespread civil unrest.
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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