Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Security Tightened Ahead of INDIA Bloc Protest at Jantar Mantar
Security was increased in central Delhi before an opposition protest at Jantar Mantar.
Police put up barricades and deployed extra personnel.
The protest followed a march and sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan the previous day, after which hundreds of people were detained.
Opposition leaders say voter names were wrongly removed during a review of electoral rolls.
They want Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to leave his post.
Police also filed a case against Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and some supporters over their entry into Akashvani Bhawan.
The leaders say they will keep raising their concerns.
Security was tightened across Lutyens’ Delhi ahead of the INDIA bloc’s planned protest at Jantar Mantar.
Barricades and Delhi Police, Rapid Action Force and Central Industrial Security Force personnel were deployed around central New Delhi.
Opposition MPs said they would protest for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s ouster over alleged voter deletions during the Special Intensive Revision.
The protest followed the detention of hundreds of opposition MPs and supporters after Tuesday’s march and sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan.
Delhi Police registered an FIR against Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and supporters, alleging they entered the premises without permission.
- Who
- The INDIA bloc and opposition MPs; Delhi Police also registered an FIR against Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and supporters.
- What
- Security was heightened ahead of an opposition protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s ouster.
- When
- Wednesday, October 7; the heightened security followed protests and detentions on Tuesday.
- Where
- Lutyens’ Delhi and Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
- Why
- The opposition alleges that lakhs of voters’ names were deleted through the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Opposition
Police
Entry into Akashvani Bhawan
Opposition
Opposition leaders continued their agitation and said they would take their concerns to the streets.
Police
Delhi Police alleged that Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and supporters entered the premises without permission and registered an FIR.
Voter deletions
Opposition
The opposition accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of facilitating the deletion of lakhs of voters’ names through the Special Intensive Revision.
Police
The report does not provide a response from Gyanesh Kumar or the Election Commission to the allegation.
- Protest location
- Jantar Mantar, a designated site for agitations
- Security measures
- Barricades and a large deployment of Delhi Police, Rapid Action Force and Central Industrial Security Force personnel
- Opposition demand
- The ouster of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Opposition allegation
- Lakhs of voter names were deleted through the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Previous day’s events
- Hundreds of opposition MPs and supporters were detained after a march to the Election Commission and an over-eight-hour sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan
- FIR
- Delhi Police registered a case against Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and supporters, alleging entry into Akashvani Bhawan without permission