Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Delhi Seals Roads Ahead of CJP Protest at Jantar Mantar
Delhi put many security officers on the streets before a planned protest by the Cockroach Janta Party.
The party planned to gather at Jantar Mantar on Saturday, October 10.
Roads nearby were blocked with layers of barricades, and loudspeakers announced restrictions.
One report said more than 35,000 police and paramilitary personnel were deployed across Delhi, while another counted more than 3,000 around Parliament Street.
Rapid Action Force members and the all-women Pink Force were among the forces deployed.
Some police officers wore cameras after accusations of excesses at a July 20 protest.
CJP wanted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
The party accused him of problems with voter lists and a form used to register voters.
The reports did not include Kumar’s response to those allegations.
More than 35,000 police and paramilitary personnel were deployed across the national capital ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party protest.
More than 3,000 security personnel were reported around Parliament Street, where layered barricades blocked roads leading to Jantar Mantar.
Security measures included loudspeaker announcements, checkpoints, the Rapid Action Force, the all-women Pink Force and officers wearing body cameras.
The protest was planned at Jantar Mantar on Saturday, October 10, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
CJP alleged voter-list tampering during the Special Intensive Revision and that Kumar bypassed colleagues to alter Form 6; reports cite no response from Kumar.
- Who
- Delhi Police and other security forces; the Cockroach Janta Party planned the protest.
- What
- A major security deployment and road restrictions were put in place ahead of a CJP protest demanding Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- When
- Saturday, October 10; the year is not specified.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar and surrounding central Delhi roads, with personnel deployed across the national capital.
- Why
- Authorities sought to maintain order and prevent a repeat of clashes during the July 20 protest; CJP cited allegations about electoral rolls and Form 6.
CJP’s allegations
Authorities’ security rationale
Electoral-roll process
CJP’s allegations
CJP alleged voter-list tampering under the Special Intensive Revision and that Gyanesh Kumar bypassed colleagues to alter Form 6.
Authorities’ security rationale
The reports provide no response from Kumar or the Election Commission to CJP’s allegations.
Security deployment
CJP’s allegations
Police had been accused of excesses during the July 20 protest, and some officers wore body cameras at the new deployment.
Authorities’ security rationale
Authorities said the restrictions and security measures were intended to maintain law and order and prevent a repeat of clashes.
- Protest organizer
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
- Planned protest site
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Planned protest date
- Saturday, October 10; year unspecified
- Deployment across the capital
- More than 35,000 police and paramilitary personnel
- Deployment around Parliament Street
- More than 3,000 security personnel, according to one report
- Reported security measures
- Layered barricades, checkpoints, loudspeaker announcements, body cameras, Rapid Action Force and Pink Force deployments
- Protest target and allegations
- CJP demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, alleging voter-list tampering during the Special Intensive Revision and changes to Form 6
