Archive · 11 Oct 2026
CJP Renews Jantar Mantar Call Amid Mass Detentions
The Cockroach Janta Party asked people to gather at Jantar Mantar at 10 a.m.
on Sunday.
The protesters want changes to the way voter lists are being revised to be stopped.
Their demonstrations are directed at Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
On Saturday, police took more than 5,000 people into preventive custody.
About 3,000 had been released by late evening, but some organisers were still being held.
The party urged supporters to move toward the protest area and form smaller gathering points if police barricades blocked them.
Police said peaceful expression is protected, but large gatherings in restricted areas need permission.
The Supreme Court was scheduled to hear a petition about transit shutdowns and access restrictions.
Cockroach Janta Party organisers called for supporters to assemble at Jantar Mantar at 10 a.m. Sunday.
The demonstrations seek rollback of the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls and target Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
More than 5,000 people were taken into preventive custody on Saturday; about 3,000 had been released by late evening.
Several organisers, including Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, were reported to remain in custody.
The Supreme Court scheduled an urgent Sunday hearing on transit shutdowns and access restrictions; habeas corpus petitions were also 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 following mass preventive detentions and amid legal challenges to restrictions.
- When
- The gathering was called for Sunday, October 11, 2026; the detentions took place Saturday.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar and other locations across New Delhi.
- Why
- Protesters are seeking rollback of the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls.
CJP organisers and protesters
Delhi Police
Sunday gathering
CJP organisers and protesters
Organisers renewed the call to assemble at Jantar Mantar and say the demand to roll back the voter-roll revision is non-negotiable.
Delhi Police
Police say unauthorised mass gatherings in restricted security corridors will not be allowed without administrative clearance.
Movement around barricades
CJP organisers and protesters
Organisers urged supporters to move toward the central demonstration zone and form temporary assembly points where barricades stop them.
Delhi Police
Police said security measures were in place around restricted zones and that public order had to be maintained.
- Assembly call
- 10 a.m. Sunday at Jantar Mantar
- Preventive custody
- More than 5,000 people were detained on Saturday
- Released
- About 3,000 detainees had been processed and released by late Saturday evening
- Organisers reported in custody
- Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka
- Protest issue
- The Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls
- Court proceedings
- A special Sunday Supreme Court bench was scheduled to hear an urgent petition; habeas corpus petitions were filed before the high court
- Police position
- Peaceful expression is protected, but unauthorised mass gatherings in restricted security corridors require administrative clearance
- Disruption reported
- Temporary metro station gate closures, road diversions and transit alterations
