Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Police Detain AISA Protesters After Venue Shifts to Dilli Haat
A group called AISA planned a protest about the chief election official and a review of voter lists.
Its leader, Neha Bora, told people to meet at Dilli Haat instead of Jantar Mantar.
Some civil society figures joined the students.
Protesters called for the chief election official to resign and opposed the voter-list review.
Police had put up barricades and restricted movement in central Delhi.
Officers detained protesters at Dilli Haat before they could gather around the area.
Bora later said she was detained, but urged supporters to meet at Safdarjung Flyover.
The report does not say what happened after that call.
AISA national president Neha Bora redirected a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and electoral-roll revision from Jantar Mantar to Dilli Haat.
AISA activists, joined by Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan, held the demonstration on October 10, 2026.
Protesters demanded Kumar’s resignation and raised slogans including “Stop vote chori” and “Scrap SIR.”
Police detained protesters at Dilli Haat before they could lay siege to the area; the report also describes detentions elsewhere in the capital.
After saying she was in detention, Bora called on supporters to assemble at Safdarjung Flyover; police had deployed personnel, barricades, and movement restrictions across central Delhi.
- Who
- AISA activists led by Neha Bora, joined by Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan; Delhi Police detained protesters.
- What
- A protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls shifted from Jantar Mantar to Dilli Haat, where demonstrators were detained.
- When
- October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Dilli Haat in New Delhi; Bora later called for supporters to assemble at Safdarjung Flyover.
- Why
- Protesters objected to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and demanded Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Protesters
Police actions
Protest and electoral-roll revision
Protesters
Demonstrators opposed the Special Intensive Revision, called for Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, and sought to continue gathering after the venue changed.
Police actions
Police tightened security, restricted movement, and detained protesters. The article says these measures were intended to regulate movement and prevent crowds from assembling; it does not give a direct police response to the protesters’ claims.
- Organiser
- All India Students’ Association (AISA)
- Protest leader
- AISA national president Neha Bora
- Original venue
- Jantar Mantar
- Protest venue
- Dilli Haat
- Later gathering point named by Bora
- Safdarjung Flyover
- Main demands
- Kumar’s resignation and opposition to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Police measures
- Deployment, barricades, movement restrictions, and detentions
- Date
- October 10, 2026
