Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Delhi Markets Shut as Police Detain CJP Protesters
Some Delhi markets closed or told shops to stay shut on Saturday because traders were worried about safety and disruption during a planned protest.
The protest was called by the CJP at Jantar Mantar.
It was directed against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over claims about voter lists and voter registration forms.
Delhi Police did not give permission for the protest.
Police detained around 500 people who were trying to reach the protest site.
Police sources also said more than 600 people with criminal records were detained preventively across the city.
Some markets said they would stay open.
Traders warned that closing shops could cost a lot: one estimate put the loss at ₹1 lakh to ₹1.5 lakh per Khan Market shop for one day.
Traders closed or advised shops to close in Connaught Place, Palika Market, Khan Market, Janpath and Karol Bagh, citing security concerns and possible disruption.
Traders in Lajpat Nagar, Sarojini Nagar and Chandni Chowk said their markets would remain open.
CJP called a protest at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter-list manipulation and changes involving Form 6.
Delhi Police denied permission for the protest and detained around 500 people trying to reach Jantar Mantar; police sources also reported preventive detentions of over 600 people with criminal records across the city.
Khan Market’s traders’ association president estimated a one-day closure could cost each shop ₹1 lakh to ₹1.5 lakh; a separate trade group chairperson estimated losses of around ₹2,000 crore.
- Who
- Delhi traders and market associations; CJP protesters; Delhi Police; Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- What
- Several markets closed or advised shops to close amid a planned CJP protest, while police denied permission and detained people trying to reach the site.
- When
- Saturday, October 10, according to one article.
- Where
- Delhi, including Connaught Place, Khan Market and Jantar Mantar.
- Why
- Traders cited security concerns and possible disruption; CJP said its protest concerned alleged voter-list manipulation and changes involving Form 6.
Traders and authorities
Protesters and protest rights
Safety and business disruption
Traders and authorities
Traders cited security concerns, possible property damage, traffic disruption and lost business as reasons for closing or advising shops to close.
Protesters and protest rights
The CJP called a demonstration over alleged voter-list manipulation and changes involving Form 6; the article also notes citizens' right to protest in a democracy.
Protest permission and location
Traders and authorities
Delhi Police denied permission for the protest, and the New Delhi Traders Association urged authorities to move protest sites away from city centres and markets.
Protesters and protest rights
CJP had called the protest at Jantar Mantar; no response from the party to the denied permission is reported in the articles.
- Markets reported closed or advised to close
- Connaught Place, Palika Market, Khan Market, Janpath and Karol Bagh
- Markets reported staying open
- Lajpat Nagar, Sarojini Nagar and Chandni Chowk
- Protest location
- Jantar Mantar
- Police permission
- Delhi Police denied permission for the proposed protest
- Protester detentions
- Around 500 people trying to reach Jantar Mantar were detained
- Preventive detentions
- Police sources reported over 600 people with criminal records detained across Delhi's 15 districts
- Khan Market loss estimate
- ₹1 lakh to ₹1.5 lakh per shop for a single day's closure, according to association president Sanjiv Mehra
- Other loss estimate
- Chamber of Trade and Industry chairperson Brijesh Goyal estimated traders' losses at around ₹2,000 crore
