India deploys police and restricts transport ahead of mass protest in Delhi

The Cockroach Janta Party wants Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to quit over changes to voter lists.Published On 10 Oct 202610 Oct 2026India has deployed thousands of police and paramilitary personnel in central Delhi and restricted transport in and around the capital ahead of a youth-led protest demanding the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar, the country’s chief election commissioner.Saturday’s rally, called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a youth-based political movement, is expected to be the biggest yet in a wave of near-daily protests over a revision of voter lists that critics say favours Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Is the CJP changing India’s political landscape?list 2 of 3Mass protests demanding poll chief resignation shake India for third daylist 3 of 3India’s ‘million mutinies’ are puncturing Modi’s aura of invincibilityend of listOrganisers have billed it as a protest to “Save Democracy”.Shutdown of central DelhiPolice have not authorised a rally at Jantar Mantar in central Delhi, which authorities usually designate for protests, because they said the request was not made on ti...