Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Delhi Tightens Security Ahead of Jantar Mantar Protest
A protest was planned at Jantar Mantar about voter lists and how elections are run.
Delhi Police said the protest had not been approved.
Police increased checks at city entrances and borders to try to prevent trouble.
Officers asked people not to join the protest and to help keep the city peaceful.
Police said classes at Delhi University would go ahead as usual.
The organizers and opposition leaders say they object to the voter-list revision and allege problems with the election process.
Opposition leaders also gave President Droupadi Murmu a list of demands.
These include stopping the voter-list revision and using paper ballots again.
Delhi Police increased security and vehicle checks ahead of a planned October 10 protest at Jantar Mantar.
The Cockroach Janta Party and INDIA bloc planned to protest alleged electoral-roll irregularities and the Special Intensive Revision.
Police said permission had not been granted and cited concerns about a previous prolonged demonstration and alleged violence.
Police deployed personnel at key city routes and Delhi’s borders with Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, coordinating with Uttar Pradesh Police.
Opposition leaders separately submitted a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, an end to SIR and a return to paper ballots.
- Who
- The Cockroach Janta Party and INDIA bloc planned the protest; Delhi Police deployed security.
- What
- A planned protest over alleged electoral-roll irregularities and the Special Intensive Revision.
- When
- October 10, described in the article as Saturday.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar and entry points and borders around Delhi.
- Why
- The organizers opposed the Special Intensive Revision and alleged irregularities in electoral rolls.
Protest organizers and Opposition
Delhi Police
Electoral-roll revision
Protest organizers and Opposition
The planned protest opposed the Special Intensive Revision and raised allegations of irregularities and vote theft.
Delhi Police
Police focused on maintaining law and order and said permission for the planned demonstration had not been granted.
Holding the demonstration
Protest organizers and Opposition
The Cockroach Janta Party and INDIA bloc planned outreach at Jantar Mantar; opposition leaders also presented demands to the President.
Delhi Police
Police urged people not to participate, citing a previous gathering that it said lasted about a month and involved violence and injuries to officers.
- Planned protest date
- October 10
- Planned location
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Police position
- Delhi Police said permission had not been granted.
- Security measures
- Personnel were deployed at key entry and exit routes, with checks at borders.
- Police account of earlier gathering
- Police said a previously permitted one-day protest continued for about a month and resulted in injuries to more than 200 police personnel.
- Opposition memorandum
- Leaders sought the CEC’s resignation, an end to SIR and a return to paper ballots.