Delhi locks down ahead of CJP protest; trains cancelled, metro shut, thousands detained
Authorities deploy up to 35,000 personnel, cancel over 250 trains and close 45 metro stations to block a demonstration demanding the election chief's resignation.
KEY POINTS
- Delhi Police denied permission for the CJP's October 10 protest at Jantar Mantar.
- Over 250 trains cancelled and 45 metro stations closed to prevent mobilisation.
- 25,000–35,000 security personnel deployed; mobile internet suspended near protest site.
- Activists detained in multiple states while travelling to Delhi.
- Farmers' unions, Left parties and lawyers expressed support for the demonstration.
Delhi Police denied permission for the Cockroach Janata Party's planned October 10 march to Jantar Mantar, citing a late application and alleged violations during a July protest. The force deployed between 25,000 and 35,000 police and paramilitary personnel, dividing the New Delhi district into 20 zones supervised by senior officers.
Indian Railways cancelled more than 250 mail and express trains scheduled to arrive at or depart from New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin stations between 4 am and 2 pm on Saturday. The Delhi Metro restricted entry and exit at 45 stations, including Rajiv Chowk and Central Secretariat, from Friday night until further notice.
“The right to protest must be protected, but so must the right of a city to function safely. Responsible policing is about balancing both.”
Mobile internet services were suspended within a 4-kilometre radius of Jantar Mantar from 10 pm on October 9 to 10 pm on October 10 following Home Ministry approval. Police also detained activists and students in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat while they were travelling to the capital.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the Bharatiya Kisan Union and several Left student organisations backed the protest, demanding the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Lawyers announced a march from the Supreme Court to Jantar Mantar in solidarity.
The Supreme Court directed authorities on Friday to regulate Metro operations rather than shut them completely. Delhi Metro subsequently revised its closure list, while Delhi Police defended the restrictions as necessary to balance the right to protest with public safety.
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