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Delhi Suspends Mobile Internet Around Kartavya Path Ahead Of CJP Protest
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News18•09-10-2026, 20:06
Delhi Suspends Mobile Internet Around Kartavya Path Ahead Of CJP Protest
- •Mobile internet services will be suspended within a four-kilometer radius of the Janpath Kartavya Path crossing from 10 pm on Friday to 10 pm on Saturday.
- •The security crackdown comes ahead of a proposed protest by the Cockroach Janta Party at Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Delhi Police has denied permission for the gathering, deploying heavy security including 23,000 Central Armed Police Forces personnel across the city.
- •Public transport is severely impacted, with Delhi Metro closing gates at 57 stations and several Mail and Express trains cancelled.
- •Authorities have set up barricades, 37 blocking points, and detention centers while restricting app-based taxis and fresh hotel bookings.
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Mobile internet services using all technologies will be suspended within a 4 km radius of the Janpath Kartavya Path crossing from 10 pm on October 9 to 10 pm on October 10.
The CJP has called the protest to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The Delhi Metro closed entry and exit gates at 57 stations starting October 9, and several Mail and Express trains arriving at New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin railway stations on October 10 have been cancelled.
