Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Kangana Ranaut Calls Anti-CEC Protesters ‘Anti-National Forces’
The Cockroach Janta Party planned a protest in Delhi on October 10.
The party wanted election chief Gyanesh Kumar to resign and wanted a voter-list review to be stopped.
Protest organisers said the review might leave some people off the voter lists and was not transparent.
Police did not allow the gathering at Jantar Mantar and detained three party leaders before they arrived.
Actor and politician Kangana Ranaut called the protesters “anti-national forces.”
Police also took several security measures in the city, including closing metro stations and suspending mobile internet in some areas.
The article says more than 23,000 security personnel were deployed and 45 stations were shut.
The protesters’ concerns and Ranaut’s criticism represent opposing views about the demonstration.
The Cockroach Janta Party called for a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on October 10, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and a rollback of the voter-roll revision.
Delhi Police denied permission for the gathering and detained CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Sourav Das and Ashutosh Ranka before they reached the site.
Kangana Ranaut accused the protest leaders of being “anti-national forces” and said ordinary people were beginning to demand answers from them.
Organisers and participants said the Special Intensive Revision could wrongly exclude voters, lacked transparency and harmed democratic voting rights.
The article reports more than 23,000 security personnel deployed, 45 metro stations shut, mobile internet suspended in parts of the capital and prohibitory orders imposed under Section 163 of the BNSS.
- Who
- The Cockroach Janta Party, its supporters, Delhi Police, Kangana Ranaut and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- What
- A planned protest sought Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and rollback of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls; Ranaut criticized the protesters.
- When
- October 10; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi; Ranaut made her comments before leaving Lucknow for Ayodhya.
- Why
- Organisers said the voter-roll revision could wrongly omit voters, lacked transparency and harmed democratic voting rights.
Protest organisers and supporters
Kangana Ranaut and authorities
The voter-roll revision
Protest organisers and supporters
Organisers and participants said the Special Intensive Revision could wrongly omit or disenfranchise voters, lacked transparency and harmed democratic voting rights.
Kangana Ranaut and authorities
Ranaut characterized the protest leaders as “anti-national forces” and said people were beginning to recognize them and demand answers. The article does not provide a response from Gyanesh Kumar or the Election Commission.
Holding the demonstration
Protest organisers and supporters
The CJP called for a protest at Jantar Mantar to press for the CEC’s resignation and a rollback of the revision.
Kangana Ranaut and authorities
Delhi Police denied permission, detained three CJP leaders before they reached the site and imposed security measures reported by the article.
- Protest date
- October 10; year not specified in the article
- Protest site
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi
- Key demand
- Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and rollback of the Special Intensive Revision
- Detained CJP leaders
- Abhijeet Dipke, Sourav Das and Ashutosh Ranka
- Security deployment
- More than 23,000 personnel, according to the article
- Metro closures
- 45 stations, according to the article
- Restrictions reported
- Mobile internet suspended in parts of the capital; prohibitory orders imposed under Section 163 of the BNSS