Stories
Bangla Sahib Becomes Refuge And Detention Site During CJP Protest
N
News18•10-10-2026, 16:27
Bangla Sahib Becomes Refuge And Detention Site During CJP Protest
- •Gurudwara Bangla Sahib served as a refuge for protesters during the Cockroach Janta Party demonstration in New Delhi, leading to heavy police detentions inside and around the premises.
- •Over 40,000 security personnel including Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces were deployed with barricades and strict movement restrictions across the city.
- •Yashaswinee Raje Singh, daughter of former BJP MLA Vikram Singh, was among those detained by authorities near Bangla Sahib.
- •Key protest figures including Abhijeet Dipke, Dhruv Rathee, and Ratna Singh were also detained as part of the massive crackdown on the Jantar Mantar 2.0 demonstration.
Key Questions Answered
Demonstrators took shelter at the gurdwara overnight after citywide restrictions were announced ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party protest calling for the Chief Election Commissioner's resignation.
More than 40,000 police and paramilitary personnel were deployed with barricades and spike strips because the CJP protest demanded CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged electoral roll revision irregularities.
Notable detainees included Yashaswinee Raje Singh, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, CJP figures like Ratna Singh and Abhijeet Dipke, and AISA president Neha Bora.
