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Mass Detentions in Delhi and Mumbai Amid Protests Calling for Chief Election Commissioner's Resignation
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CNBC TV18•10-10-2026, 12:45
Mass Detentions in Delhi and Mumbai Amid Protests Calling for Chief Election Commissioner's Resignation
- •Over 400 SFI members and several lawyers were detained by Delhi Police on Saturday while attempting to march towards Jantar Mantar to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Activist Tushar Gandhi and other members of Hum Bharat Ke Log were detained in Mumbai ahead of a planned solidarity gathering at August Kranti Maidan.
- •The protests were organized by the Cockroach Janta Party over alleged voter-list manipulation and irregularities relating to voter registration forms, though police denied permission for the demonstrations.
- •Heavy security measures were enforced across Delhi, including the deployment of approximately 25,000 police and paramilitary personnel and the closure of entry and exit gates at 45 metro stations.
- •BJP president Nitin Nabin accused opposition leaders and the CJP of attempting to destabilise the country with foreign backing, while organizers defended the protests as a fight for electoral integrity.
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The Cockroach Janta Party organized the demonstration to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter-list manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and irregularities concerning Form 6 voter registrations.
Activist Tushar Gandhi, the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, along with fellow organizer Feeroz Mithiborwala, was detained by Mumbai Police ahead of a planned solidarity gathering at August Kranti Maidan.
Delhi Police deployed approximately 25,000 police and paramilitary personnel, set up barricades, closed entry and exit gates at 45 metro stations, and denied permission for the protest due to security concerns.
