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‘Cockroaches’ plan Oct 10 Delhi march, 160 more held
New Age Desk . Dhaka 04 October, 2026, 01:14
The Cockroach Janta Party on Saturday announced a march to Delhi on October 10 as protests against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar continued for a second day, with around 160 protesters detained in the capital.
The protesters were detained as Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita remained in force in New Delhi, Hindustan Times reported, quoting Press Trust of India.
Those detained included advocate Prashant Bhushan, political activist Yogendra Yadav and president of All India Students’ Association Neha Bora.
CJP convener Abhijeet Dipke and party spokesperson Das announced a ‘massive mobilisation’ at Jantar Mantar on October 10.
Dipke criticised the Delhi police for detaining protesters. ‘By crushing dissent and cracking down on peaceful protesters, Delhi police is bringing nothing but shame to the institution and the country,’ he said in a post on X.
The protests have centred on allegations of irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and demands for the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal and Bhushan joined Bora in a march towards the protest site on Saturday.
Yadav also announced his participation in the second day’s protest, saying in an X post that they would meet at Jantar Mantar at 1:00pm.
On Friday, around 1,000 people were detained across Delhi as police and security forces prevented protesters from reaching Jantar Mantar for the planned demonstration.
The protest had been called by the Aam Aadmi Party, AISA, Students’ Federation of India, National Students’ Union of India, Indian Youth Congress and other student and youth organisations.
Nearly 750 people were detained from areas around Jantar Mantar, while another 400 were detained from other parts of Delhi, according to Indian media reports. Around 200 people were also placed under house arrest.
More than 5,000 security personnel were deployed in and around Jantar Mantar to prevent protesters from reaching the site.
New Age Desk . Dhaka 04 October, 2026, 01:14
The Cockroach Janta Party on Saturday announced a march to Delhi on October 10 as protests against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar continued for a second day, with around 160 protesters detained in the capital.
The protesters were detained as Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita remained in force in New Delhi, Hindustan Times reported, quoting Press Trust of India.
Those detained included advocate Prashant Bhushan, political activist Yogendra Yadav and president of All India Students’ Association Neha Bora.
CJP convener Abhijeet Dipke and party spokesperson Das announced a ‘massive mobilisation’ at Jantar Mantar on October 10.
Dipke criticised the Delhi police for detaining protesters. ‘By crushing dissent and cracking down on peaceful protesters, Delhi police is bringing nothing but shame to the institution and the country,’ he said in a post on X.
The protests have centred on allegations of irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and demands for the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal and Bhushan joined Bora in a march towards the protest site on Saturday.
Yadav also announced his participation in the second day’s protest, saying in an X post that they would meet at Jantar Mantar at 1:00pm.
On Friday, around 1,000 people were detained across Delhi as police and security forces prevented protesters from reaching Jantar Mantar for the planned demonstration.
The protest had been called by the Aam Aadmi Party, AISA, Students’ Federation of India, National Students’ Union of India, Indian Youth Congress and other student and youth organisations.
Nearly 750 people were detained from areas around Jantar Mantar, while another 400 were detained from other parts of Delhi, according to Indian media reports. Around 200 people were also placed under house arrest.
More than 5,000 security personnel were deployed in and around Jantar Mantar to prevent protesters from reaching the site.
