Archive · 11 Oct 2026
CJP Alleges Heavy Restrictions During Delhi Protest Over Election Rolls
The Cockroach Janta Party is protesting how voter lists were changed.
It wants election chief Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
Party leader Saurav Das said many security personnel had been brought to Delhi and that restrictions were making life harder for people.
He also accused police of taking phones and detaining people without proper notices.
These are the party’s claims.
The Supreme Court ordered authorities to keep metro and train services running, maintain internet access and let people move freely.
Party representative Ratna Singh said the order was welcome but questioned whether officials would follow it.
The party says it will continue its protest.
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) renewed its demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in electoral-roll revision.
After his release from preventive arrest, CJP co-convener Saurav Das alleged that 30,000 to 40,000 security personnel had been brought to Delhi.
Das said metro station closures, suspended train services and shop shutdowns were disrupting ordinary residents.
He alleged that police seized phones and did not provide formal detention notices; these claims were not independently verified in the article.
CJP legal affairs head Ratna Singh welcomed a Supreme Court order calling for normal transport services, uninterrupted internet and free movement, while questioning whether it would be implemented.
- Who
- The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), including co-convener Saurav Das and legal affairs head Ratna Singh; Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is the focus of its demand.
- What
- CJP protested alleged irregularities in electoral-roll revision and criticized restrictions, detentions and security deployment in Delhi.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not give a calendar date.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- Why
- CJP says it wants Gyanesh Kumar to resign over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Organization
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
- Protest demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Election issue
- Alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls
- Security deployment claim
- Saurav Das said 30,000 to 40,000 personnel had been called in; the article also reports his claim that more than 40,000 had reportedly been deployed.
- Alleged restrictions
- Das cited metro station closures, suspended trains from other states and shop closures.
- Court action
- The Supreme Court directed authorities to ensure normal metro and railway services, uninterrupted internet connectivity and free movement.
- Detention
- Das said he was released by a Delhi court after preventive arrest.