Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Delhi Prepares G20-Scale Security for October 10 Protest
A political group called the CJP says it will hold a protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10.
The protest is about alleged problems with voter lists and elections.
The group says young people from around the country will join.
Officials are bringing more security personnel to Delhi and strengthening barriers in important areas.
Reports differ on whether 11,000 or about 12,000 personnel are being brought as extra support.
Officials expect students, opposition supporters, and farmers may attend.
Security officials have reportedly been told not to use pellet guns for crowd control.
The protest follows earlier demonstrations calling for the chief election commissioner to resign.
Authorities are preparing for a CJP-led protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10 over alleged SIR irregularities and elections.
A security official said about 12,000 Central Reserve Police Force personnel were being airlifted from Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, and Chhattisgarh.
Another official described 11,000 CRPF personnel as reinforcements, while also saying about 12,000 paramilitary personnel were already deployed in Delhi.
Security officials expect students, opposition supporters, and farmers from neighbouring states to join; Delhi borders and central areas have been fortified.
The Home Ministry reportedly instructed security forces to avoid pellet guns and use measures such as lathis, tear gas, and water cannons.
- Who
- The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), with youth expected to attend; Delhi Police and paramilitary forces are preparing security.
- What
- A planned protest at Jantar Mantar and a large security deployment in Delhi.
- When
- October 10; the year is not specified in the article.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar and other parts of Delhi.
- Why
- The CJP says the protest concerns elections and voter lists, including alleged SIR irregularities; protesters have also demanded the chief election commissioner's resignation.
Protest organizers
Security authorities
Protest and public concerns
Protest organizers
The CJP says the demonstration will bring youth together over elections and voter-list issues, amid allegations of SIR irregularities and calls for the chief election commissioner to resign.
Security authorities
Authorities are preparing for a large gathering, reinforcing security, fortifying key areas, and monitoring buses entering the New Delhi district.
Crowd-control methods
Protest organizers
The article reports that the use of potentially lethal pellet guns at an earlier CJP protest drew public outrage and legal scrutiny.
Security authorities
The Home Ministry reportedly directed security personnel to avoid pellet guns and use lathis, tear gas, and water cannons instead.
- Proposed protest date
- October 10
- Protest site
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi
- Reported airlift
- One official said around 12,000 CRPF personnel were being airlifted from Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, and Chhattisgarh.
- Reinforcement figure
- A second official said 11,000 CRPF personnel were being airlifted, and that about 12,000 paramilitary personnel were already in Delhi.
- Security comparison
- An official compared the planned deployment to security during the 2023 G20 summit in Delhi.
- Reported crowd-control guidance
- Personnel were reportedly told not to carry pellet guns and to use lathis, tear gas, and water cannons.