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Delhi Tightens Security Ahead of Protest Demanding CEC Resignation
A protest is planned in Delhi on October 10 to ask the country’s top election official to resign.
The police have not allowed the demonstration and say they are concerned about safety, traffic and public order.
They are bringing in extra officers and limiting access to some transport stations.
Some trains will not run, and mobile internet will be switched off in a nearby area for a day.
Schools and colleges have changed some plans, and shops in Connaught Place have been advised to close as a precaution.
Liquor shops will also be closed on October 9 and 10.
Organisers and supporters have raised concerns about people being detained, but those reports have not been confirmed independently.
A protest called by the Cockroach Janata Party and All India Students’ Association is planned at Jantar Mantar on October 10, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Delhi Police denied permission, citing short notice, alleged violations during an earlier protest, and concerns about public order and traffic.
Authorities announced extensive security and transport measures, including closures at 57 Metro stations and cancellation of 45 train services.
Mobile internet will be suspended within a four-kilometre radius of the Janpath-Kartavya Path crossing from 10 p.m. October 9 to 10 p.m. October 10.
Some prospective participants reported alleged detentions and movement restrictions, but those claims could not be independently verified.
- Who
- The Cockroach Janata Party and All India Students’ Association called the protest; Delhi Police denied permission. The demonstration demands Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- What
- A proposed protest calling for the Chief Election Commissioner’s resignation, alongside extensive security, travel and communications restrictions.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar and other affected areas in Delhi, including parts of central Delhi.
- When
- The protest is planned for October 10, 2026; several restrictions begin on October 9.
- Why
- Organisers are demanding accountability over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls; authorities cite public-order, traffic and security concerns.
Protest organisers and supporters
Authorities
Whether the demonstration should proceed
Protest organisers and supporters
The Cockroach Janata Party and All India Students’ Association called the protest to demand accountability over alleged electoral-roll revision irregularities and the Chief Election Commissioner’s resignation.
Authorities
Delhi Police denied permission, citing short notice, alleged breaches of conditions at an earlier protest, and public-order and traffic-management concerns.
Restrictions and alleged detentions
Protest organisers and supporters
Activists and prospective participants raised concerns about alleged detentions and restrictions on movement; some claims could not be independently verified.
Authorities
Police and other authorities imposed security and transport restrictions, warning of legal action against violations of prohibitory orders.
Social media coverage
Protest organisers and supporters
The article reports concerns from activists and participants about restrictions, but gives no specific response from them to the social-media request.
Authorities
Delhi Police asked X to remove or restrict posts and videos, alleging they selectively showed police action without the events that preceded it.
Key facts
- Planned protest
- October 10, 2026, at Jantar Mantar
- Permission
- Delhi Police said permission had not been granted
- Additional personnel
- Around 23,000 Central Armed Police Forces personnel made available to Delhi Police for deployment between October 8 and 12
- Metro restrictions
- Entry and exit gates at 57 stations set to close from 9 p.m. Friday until further notice; interchange facilities remain available except at New Delhi Metro station
- Train cancellations
- 45 of 165 scheduled arrivals to and from New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin stations cancelled between 4 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday
- Internet suspension
- Within 4 km of the Janpath-Kartavya Path crossing, from 10 p.m. October 9 to 10 p.m. October 10
- Liquor shops
- Delhi government ordered liquor vends closed on October 9 and 10
- Protest-related cases
- Delhi Police registered 27 FIRs over seven days in connection with protests against the Chief Election Commissioner
Sources
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