Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Mamata Banerjee, TMC Leaders Detained During Delhi Protest
Mamata Banerjee and five leaders from her party wanted to join a protest in Delhi.
The protest was about changes to voter lists, which the organisers say had irregularities.
They wanted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
Banerjee’s group says police stopped them from going to Jantar Mantar, so they sat down near a bus stop.
Police detained the group and took them away in a vehicle.
Banerjee said the way they were treated was wrong and compared it to being kidnapped.
Arvind Kejriwal was also detained while heading toward the protest.
Opposition parties planned another protest march for Monday.
Mamata Banerjee and five Trinamool Congress leaders staged a sit-in on South Avenue after saying police stopped them from going to Jantar Mantar.
Delhi Police detained the six; Banerjee said they were taken in a vehicle for nearly two hours without being told where they were going.
The Cockroach Janta Party called the Jantar Mantar protest to demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged electoral-roll revision irregularities.
Banerjee called the situation “beyond an Emergency” and described the detention as like being kidnapped; Saket Gokhale said Delhi Police and the CRPF were involved.
Arvind Kejriwal was also detained while marching toward Jantar Mantar, and opposition parties planned a separate INDIA bloc protest march for Monday.
- Who
- Mamata Banerjee and five Trinamool Congress leaders were detained; Arvind Kejriwal was also detained separately.
- What
- The leaders staged a sit-in after saying police stopped them from reaching a protest, and Delhi Police detained them.
- When
- Saturday, October 10, 2026; an INDIA bloc protest march was planned for Monday.
- Where
- South Avenue and Jantar Mantar in New Delhi; Banerjee said her group was taken to Dwarka North police station.
- Why
- Protesters sought Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Protesters
Police and authorities
Access to the protest
Protesters
Banerjee said her group was denied permission to go to Jantar Mantar and argued that people should be allowed to participate peacefully.
Police and authorities
Police stopped the group and detained it; the reports do not provide authorities’ explanation for restricting access or making the detentions.
Treatment during detention
Protesters
Banerjee described the detention as like being kidnapped and said the group was taken around for nearly two hours without knowing where they were going.
Police and authorities
The reports describe the detention but do not include a response from police to Banerjee’s account.
Electoral-roll revision
Protesters
The protest organisers and opposition parties alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision and called for Kumar’s resignation.
Police and authorities
The reports do not provide a response from the Election Commission to those allegations.
- Date
- Saturday, October 10, 2026
- Dharna location
- A bus stop on South Avenue, New Delhi
- Planned protest venue
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Protest organiser
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
- Protest demand
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation
- Issue raised
- Alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Detained TMC group
- Mamata Banerjee and five party leaders
- Banerjee’s account
- She said the group was driven around for nearly two hours before being taken to Dwarka North police station.
