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CJP Calls for Jantar Mantar Assembly Amid Detentions and Legal Challenges
Organisers from the Cockroach Janta Party asked people to meet at Jantar Mantar at 10 a.m.
Sunday.
They are protesting changes to how voter lists are revised.
On Saturday, police detained more than 5,000 people to stop gatherings in restricted areas.
About 3,000 people had been released by Saturday evening.
Some organisers were still being held.
The party urged supporters to gather near the protest area and to form smaller groups if police barricades stopped them.
Police said peaceful expression is protected, but large gatherings in restricted areas need permission.
The Supreme Court is due to hear a case about transit shutdowns and restrictions on public access.
The day’s events involve both protest demands and public-security measures.
Cockroach Janta Party organisers called for supporters to assemble at Jantar Mantar at 10 a.m. Sunday.
The call follows demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls.
Police took more than 5,000 people into preventive custody on Saturday; about 3,000 had been released by late evening.
Several organisers, including Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, remained in preventive custody.
The Supreme Court scheduled an urgent Sunday hearing on transit shutdowns and access restrictions, while habeas corpus petitions were filed before the high court.
- Who
- Cockroach Janta Party organisers and supporters, Delhi Police, and the Supreme Court.
- What
- CJP called for a 10 a.m. Sunday assembly at Jantar Mantar after mass preventive detentions and amid legal challenges to restrictions.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar and other locations in New Delhi.
- When
- The assembly was called for Sunday, October 11, 2026; the detentions took place on Saturday.
- Why
- Organisers are protesting the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls and seeking its rollback.
Organisers and protesters
Delhi Police
Sunday assembly
Organisers and protesters
CJP organisers continue to call for a gathering at Jantar Mantar and say their demand to roll back the voter-roll revision procedures remains non-negotiable.
Delhi Police
Police say unauthorised mass gatherings in restricted security corridors will not be permitted without administrative clearance.
Movement around barricades
Organisers and protesters
Organisers have encouraged supporters to approach the central demonstration zone and form temporary assembly points wherever barricades block them.
Delhi Police
Police say their measures are intended to maintain public order and enforce restrictions around security zones.
Key facts
- Assembly call
- 10 a.m. Sunday at Jantar Mantar
- Detentions
- More than 5,000 people were taken into preventive custody on Saturday
- Releases
- About 3,000 detained demonstrators had been processed and released by late Saturday evening
- Organisers still detained
- Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were among those reported to remain in preventive custody
- Protest issue
- The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls
- Court hearing
- A special Sunday Supreme Court bench was scheduled to hear an urgent petition about transit shutdowns and public-access restrictions
- Police position
- Peaceful expression is protected, but unauthorised mass gatherings in restricted security corridors require administrative clearance
Sources
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