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Delhi Protests Live: Lawyers, Students and Activists Join Stir, Hundreds Detained

By GS Team

10 Oct 20261 min read

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and members were detained at Delhi airport ahead of Jantar Mantar protest against alleged electoral irregularities by CEC Gyanesh Kumar. Simultaneously, activists traveling from Maharashtra were also detained, prompting Congress leader Husain Dalwai to urge their release. The CJP confirmed detentions, vowing to continue the protest demanding greater electoral transparency.

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Delhi Protests Live: Lawyers, Students and Activists Join Stir, Hundreds Detained

The Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) proposed protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar gathered momentum on Saturday, even as party leaders and activists were detained in Delhi and Maharashtra ahead of the demonstration at Jantar Mantar. The protest centres on alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and demands greater transparency in the electoral process.

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and party members Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport after arriving to participate in the protest, police said.

10 Oct 2026 | 09:51 AM

Detained Activist Neha Bora Urges Protesters to Assemble at Safdarjung Flyover

Detained activist Neha Bora urged protesters to gather at Safdarjung Flyover and continue the demonstration despite police action.

10 Oct 2026 | 09:45 AM

CJP’s New In-Charge Ajinkya Shinde Urges Protesters to March Towards Jantar Mantar

CJP’s new in-charge Ajinkya Shinde urged protesters to march towards Jantar Mantar, saying any spot where police stop them would become their protest site.

10 Oct 2026 | 09:35 AM

Arvind Kejriwal Detained

AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal was detained by Delhi Police amid protests over alleged SIR irregularities.

10 Oct 2026 | 09:13 AM

Saurabh Bhardwaj Alleges Party Workers Arrested Outside Kejriwal’s Residence

AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj alleged that party workers were being arrested from the residence of national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, claiming that an “Emergency” had been imposed in the country.

10 Oct 2026 | 09:12 AM

Journalists Detained Across Delhi Amid Police Crackdown During CJP Protest

Journalists across Delhi were reportedly detained by police while covering the CJP protest.

10 Oct 2026 | 09:05 AM

Mamata Banerjee, Derek O’Brien Picked Up by Police

Mamata Banerjee, Derek O’Brien and others were picked up by police outside South Avenue and taken away in a prison van to an undisclosed location.

10 Oct 2026 | 08:57 AM

SFI Protesters Detained at Connaught Place

Delhi Police dragged and detained Students’ Federation of India (SFI) protesters at Connaught Place amid heightened security ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) proposed protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The demonstration is part of a wider mobilisation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

10 Oct 2026 | 08:54 AM

Police Detain Dilli Haat Protesters, Including Neha Bora, Marching Towards Jantar Mantar

Protesters marching from Dilli Haat towards Jantar Mantar were detained by Delhi Police amid demonstrations demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.

10 Oct 2026 | 08:51 AM

Large Crowd Gathers at Connaught Place Amid CEC Protest

A large crowd gathered at Connaught Place in Delhi amid protests demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged SIR irregularities.

10 Oct 2026 | 08:45 AM

Lawyers Detained Marching from Supreme Court to Jantar Mantar

Delhi Police detained a group of lawyers marching from the Supreme Court towards Jantar Mantar to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

The march was part of a broader mobilisation involving youth organisations protesting the Election Commission’s role in the revision process. Protesters accused the authorities of suppressing dissent as demonstrations against the poll body intensified in the national capital.

10 Oct 2026 | 08:43 AM

Neha Bora Leads Protest Near INA

Activist Neha Bora led a protest near INA in Delhi amid police action ahead of the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) planned demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

In a post on X, Bora criticised the restrictions on the planned protest, declaring, “A dictator can’t stop us. If one Jantar Mantar is blocked, the whole of Delhi will become Jantar Mantar!” She also shared a raised-fist and Indian flag emoji with the message.