Security personnel detain student activist Neha Bora during the demonstration in New Delhi on Sunday.
CJP protest LIVE: Delhi Police continued its clampdown across central Delhi on Sunday, keeping Jantar Mantar sealed, maintaining barricades at the capital’s borders and diverting traffic at 30 points, as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) vowed to resume its protest for the second straight day after an estimated 7,000 people were detained across the city.
Student activist Neha Bora was detained after marching towards Connaught Place and then running towards H Block. She was detained inside H Block around 3 pm.
CJP’s presser
Addressing the media on Sunday, Cockroach Janta Party co-conveners Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka claimed that an “emergency-like” situation had been created in the national capital. They questioned the Delhi Police’s treatment of peaceful protesters and the government’s deployment of excessive force, as well as the shutting down of train services and metro stations.
Das also said he suspected that their phones had been hacked or cloned and that evidence had been planted. He added that the protests will continue until Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigns and urged the youth to continue protesting peacefully on the streets.
What’s happening at Jantar Mantar
Delhi Police on Sunday continued to detain protesters, including CPI(M) leader John Brittas, around Connaught Place as groups returned to renew their demonstrations against chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, even as the Supreme Court ordered that peaceful, unarmed protesters cannot be detained except through the “procedure established by law”. About 100 protesters were packed into two buses and removed from the area.
At least four journalists were also detained briefly at RK Ashram before being released. Several empty buses for transporting detained people were also spotted, as the crowd increased in the area.
The fresh round of restrictions comes as CJP leaders insist they will not back down until Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigns.
While security restrictions will continue, the curbs on metro and rail services are being lifted.
CJP vows to return to Jantar Mantar
Ajinkya Shinde, who was designated by the group to lead the agitation after its leader Abhijeet Dipke was taken into custody, said protesters would attempt to reach Jantar Mantar again on Sunday and continue their agitation until their demands were met.
“The government thought we would back down after the detention of Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. But we won’t. We will continue our agitation till Gyanesh Kumar resigns,” Shinde said.
AISA president Neha Bora also announced the protest would continue in a late-night post on X on Saturday.
“Let a hundred Jantar Mantars bloom! Another part of Delhi will become Jantar Mantar tomorrow,” she said.
40,000 security personnel deployed across Delhi
Police will try to prevent protesters from gathering at Jantar Mantar or entering the New Delhi district on Sunday. Movement on key roads will be regulated depending on the situation on the ground, officials said, adding that police and Central Armed Police Forces personnel would remain deployed until the situation eased.
More than 40,000 security personnel were deployed on Saturday, including 26,000 reinforcements. It was the largest such deployment in Delhi since February 2020.
Jantar Mantar, the intended site of Saturday’s demonstration, remained sealed, with even journalists barred from entering. Loudspeakers at three entry and exit points broadcast warnings in Hindi and English.
Restrictions on gatherings, processions and road blockades under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita will remain in force until further orders, officials said.
At the borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, police have set up two tiers of barricades at Chilla, Ghazipur, Apsara and Singhu. Local police and paramilitary personnel will continue to man these crossings on Sunday.
Metro and train services return to normal
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a post around 10 pm on Saturday that the entry and exit gates of all metro stations had reopened. Neither the DMRC nor the Delhi government’s excise department had received a request from Delhi Police to close metro stations or liquor shops on Sunday as of Saturday.
Northern Railway’s chief public relations officer said the restrictions on rail services applied only until Saturday.
Traffic restrictions, however, will continue. The Delhi Traffic Police will divert vehicles from 6 am on Sunday at the same 30 points as on Saturday, “depending upon prevailing situation”.
Opposition protest on Monday
Meanwhile, the INDIA bloc has announced a separate protest for Monday, with top opposition leaders set to march to the Supreme Court and urge it to expedite cases related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the Election Commission.
Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee was detained on Saturday during a silent protest outside the residence of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on South Avenue. She was taken to Dwarka in a prison van.
Banerjee said Rahul Gandhi had asked her to stay in Delhi for Monday’s march.
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Student activist Neha Bora was detained after marching towards Connaught Place and then running towards H Block. She was detained inside H Block around 3 pm.
CJP’s presser
Addressing the media on Sunday, Cockroach Janta Party co-conveners Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka claimed that an “emergency-like” situation had been created in the national capital. They questioned the Delhi Police’s treatment of peaceful protesters and the government’s deployment of excessive force, as well as the shutting down of train services and metro stations.
Das also said he suspected that their phones had been hacked or cloned and that evidence had been planted. He added that the protests will continue until Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigns and urged the youth to continue protesting peacefully on the streets.
What’s happening at Jantar Mantar
Delhi Police on Sunday continued to detain protesters, including CPI(M) leader John Brittas, around Connaught Place as groups returned to renew their demonstrations against chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, even as the Supreme Court ordered that peaceful, unarmed protesters cannot be detained except through the “procedure established by law”. About 100 protesters were packed into two buses and removed from the area.
At least four journalists were also detained briefly at RK Ashram before being released. Several empty buses for transporting detained people were also spotted, as the crowd increased in the area.
The fresh round of restrictions comes as CJP leaders insist they will not back down until Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigns.
While security restrictions will continue, the curbs on metro and rail services are being lifted.
CJP vows to return to Jantar Mantar
Ajinkya Shinde, who was designated by the group to lead the agitation after its leader Abhijeet Dipke was taken into custody, said protesters would attempt to reach Jantar Mantar again on Sunday and continue their agitation until their demands were met.
“The government thought we would back down after the detention of Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. But we won’t. We will continue our agitation till Gyanesh Kumar resigns,” Shinde said.
AISA president Neha Bora also announced the protest would continue in a late-night post on X on Saturday.
“Let a hundred Jantar Mantars bloom! Another part of Delhi will become Jantar Mantar tomorrow,” she said.
40,000 security personnel deployed across Delhi
Police will try to prevent protesters from gathering at Jantar Mantar or entering the New Delhi district on Sunday. Movement on key roads will be regulated depending on the situation on the ground, officials said, adding that police and Central Armed Police Forces personnel would remain deployed until the situation eased.
More than 40,000 security personnel were deployed on Saturday, including 26,000 reinforcements. It was the largest such deployment in Delhi since February 2020.
Jantar Mantar, the intended site of Saturday’s demonstration, remained sealed, with even journalists barred from entering. Loudspeakers at three entry and exit points broadcast warnings in Hindi and English.
Restrictions on gatherings, processions and road blockades under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita will remain in force until further orders, officials said.
At the borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, police have set up two tiers of barricades at Chilla, Ghazipur, Apsara and Singhu. Local police and paramilitary personnel will continue to man these crossings on Sunday.
Metro and train services return to normal
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a post around 10 pm on Saturday that the entry and exit gates of all metro stations had reopened. Neither the DMRC nor the Delhi government’s excise department had received a request from Delhi Police to close metro stations or liquor shops on Sunday as of Saturday.
Northern Railway’s chief public relations officer said the restrictions on rail services applied only until Saturday.
Traffic restrictions, however, will continue. The Delhi Traffic Police will divert vehicles from 6 am on Sunday at the same 30 points as on Saturday, “depending upon prevailing situation”.
Opposition protest on Monday
Meanwhile, the INDIA bloc has announced a separate protest for Monday, with top opposition leaders set to march to the Supreme Court and urge it to expedite cases related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the Election Commission.
Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee was detained on Saturday during a silent protest outside the residence of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on South Avenue. She was taken to Dwarka in a prison van.
Banerjee said Rahul Gandhi had asked her to stay in Delhi for Monday’s march.
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Oct 11, 2026, 22:44:01 IST
CJP protest LIVE: Bombay HC orders immediate release of six CJP activists detained by Goa Police
CJP protest LIVE: Bombay High Court orders immediate release of six CJP activists detained by Goa Police during protest in Panaji, news agency PTI reported.
Oct 11, 2026, 22:41:28 IST
CJP protest LIVE: CJP leaders to visit Delhi police station tomorrow, seek date for fresh Jantar Mantar protest
CJP protest LIVE: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders, including Saurav Das, will visit the Parliamentary Street Police Station at 10 am on Monday to seek a date for holding a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar.
In a statement, the leaders said the Delhi Police had 24 hours to provide them with a date for the protest, failing which they would announce a protest call themselves.
Oct 11, 2026, 22:33:47 IST
Delhi Protest LIVE: CJI won’t meet Oppn leaders tomorrow
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has reportedly refused to meet INDIA block leaders tomorrow.
Oct 11, 2026, 21:45:03 IST
CJP protest LIVE: Abhijeet Dipke’s parents allege Delhi Police’s delay prevented him from attending grandmother’s funeral
CJP protest LIVE: The parents of Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday expressed disappointment over his inability to attend his grandmother’s funeral, claiming that Delhi Police could have shown leniency and released him in time to pay his last respects.
Speaking in Hingoli, Maharashtra, his father, Bhagwan Dipke, said that even if the police had required his son to return to Delhi after the funeral, he could have been allowed to attend the final rites.
“If they (Delhi Police) had released him on time—or even released him on the condition that he had to return to Delhi after the funeral—he certainly could have come to see his grandmother,” Bhagwan Dipke said.
-ANI
Oct 11, 2026, 21:33:22 IST
CJP protest LIVE: CJP’s spokesperson, joint secretary detained, says Ratna Singh
CJP protest LIVE: CJP’s legal head Ratna Singh on Sunday claimed that the outfit’s national spokesperson Sudhir Sangwan, and joint secretary, Balakrishnan Shukla, were detained by Delhi Police from Connaught Place and that their whereabouts remain unknown.
“Our National Spokesperson, Sudhir Sangwan, and Joint Secretary, Balakrishnan Shukla, were detained by @DelhiPolice this evening from Connaught Place and their whereabouts remain unknown.”
She questioned the reason for their detention and demanded that police clarify their status immediately.
“Why are they being detained without any information being provided about their whereabouts? Delhi Police must clarify their status immediately, disclose where they are being held, and ensure that all due legal procedures are followed. The police are responsible for upholding the law, not operating above it.”
Oct 11, 2026, 21:20:25 IST
CJP protest LIVE: John Brittas alleges assualt inside police vehicle
Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas on Sunday alleged that he was manhandled, dragged and assaulted inside a police vehicle and was later dumped by the roadside. He called it not only an assault on an MP but democratic freedom.
“Manhandled, dragged, assaulted n misbehaved inside a police vehicle and dumped by the roadside – for the crime of speaking to the media. This is not merely an assault on an MP. It is an assault on democratic freedoms and the rule of law. More chillingly, it happened within hours of the Supreme Court issuing directions to safeguard peaceful protest and constitutional rights.”
Oct 11, 2026, 20:55:28 IST
CJP protest LIVE: BJP leader writes to Mumbai Police over actor Imran Khan’s citizenship, rights
CJP protest LIVE: BJP leader Kirit Somaiya has urged the Mumbai Police to take action against actor Imran Khan for joining a protest in support of the Cockroach Janta Party, citing his alleged status as a “foreign citizen”. He also sought clarity on whether Khan could participate in such protests.
In a post on X, Somaiya said he had written to Mumbai Police Joint Commissioner Manoj Kumar Sharma, asking whether Khan, a “foreign citizen”, could “break the law knowingly”.
He also demanded Khan’s immediate deportation.
Oct 11, 2026, 20:24:53 IST
CJP protest LIVE: CJP protests attempt to create anarchy in India, says Chirag Paswan
CJP protest LIVE: Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Sunday claimed that CJP’s protests in Delhi over alleged irregularities in the SIR exercise were an attempt to “create anarchy” in the country, and hailed the central government for bringing the situation under control.
He accused CJP leaders of trying to “lead the youth towards anarchy”, saying they must be identified and stopped.
-PTI
Oct 11, 2026, 20:04:42 IST
CJP protest LIVE: ‘Tomorrow, Delhi will witness protest like never before’, says Congress MP Jebi Mather
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Oct 11, 2026, 19:58:17 IST
CJP protest LIVE: Amit, Aaditya Thackeray stage protest outside Shivaji Park against detention of protestors
CJP protest LIVE: MNS leader Amit Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray staged a protest outside Shivaji Park Police Station against the detention of protesters.
Oct 11, 2026, 19:53:56 IST
CJP protest LIVE: Dipke alleges ride home offered on condition of signing arrest papers
CJP protest LIVE: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday slammed Delhi Police for taking the “moral high ground”, saying their offer to drive him home came at 3:30 am on the condition that he sign the arrest papers.
“The same Delhi Police which is now taking the moral high ground for informing me about my grandmother’s demise and offering me a ride home came to me at 3:30 in the morning with arrest papers, demanding that I sign them.
“Where did all that humanity go at 3:30 am? Despite knowing that I had just lost my grandmother, they still insisted that I sign the arrest papers. I refused until I was allowed to speak to my lawyers,” he added.
He also accused the police of deleting a portion of the video in which he asked to use his phone to contact a relative and speak to his lawyers.
“Why did you delete the part where I was asking for my phone so I could retrieve my cousin’s number? And where I was asking to let me speak to my lawyers?”
Oct 11, 2026, 19:46:24 IST
CJP protest LIVE: ‘Next call on its way’, says CJP, asks protestors in Delhi to stay back
CJP protest LIVE: The Cockroach Janta Party on Sunday asked all protestors in New Delhi to stay back as the next call of protests is “on its way.”
“All Cockroaches currently in Delhi should stay back. Next call on its way! 😎For Cockroaches outside Delhi, the trains are running again,” it said in a post on X.
Oct 11, 2026, 19:35:35 IST
CJP protest LIVE: ‘Why didn’t you tell them during the day?’, says Dipke on why his parents weren’t informed of his detention
CJP protest LIVE: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday claimed that Delhi Police woke him up at 3:30 am at night to inform his parents of his detention, news agency ANI reported.
“At 3:30 AM, the Delhi Police came and told me to call my parents and inform them that I had been arrested. What was the intention behind this? Waking me up at 3:30 AM and telling me to call my parents—waking them up too—to tell them I was under arrest? I asked them why they hadn’t informed my parents all day that I had been arrested or where I was being held. Why didn’t you tell them during the day? Why are you telling me this at 3:30 AM? Why not wait until morning? They insisted it was a legal procedure. What kind of legal procedure requires calling someone’s parents at 3:30 AM to inform them that their son has been arrested?”
Oct 11, 2026, 19:33:21 IST
CJP protest LIVE: ‘Why didn’t they give me my phone’, says Dipke
CJP protest LIVE: “The Delhi Police came and told me that my grandmother had died. I then asked the Delhi Police to let me call my cousin who lives in the village; I requested them to bring my phone for just two minutes. They refused, saying they couldn’t bring the phone and asked me to provide the number instead. I told them I didn’t remember the number by heart and asked them to just hand me the phone for two minutes so I could retrieve the number and give it to them. Even then, they did not give me the phone. By law, I have the right to call my lawyer as well. The Delhi Police did not allow that either; they wouldn’t let me call my lawyer,” Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke said on Sunday.
Oct 11, 2026, 19:04:04 IST
CJP protest LIVE: Dipke refutes cops’ claim after video shows him refuse offer to return home
CJP protest LIVE: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday responded to a Delhi Police video showing him declining an offer to return home after being informed of his grandmother’s death, saying police had denied him access to his phone “even for a couple of minutes” to contact his cousin.
“I had requested to let me speak to my cousin who lives with my grandmother. Asked for my phone just for a couple of minutes so I could at least take out the number of my cousin,” he wrote in a post on X.
“Why didn’t Delhi Police let me use my phone? I had also asked for a call with a lawyer, which was again denied.”
Oct 11, 2026, 18:31:23 IST
CJP protest LIVE: Opposition leaders to march to Supreme Court tomorrow, meet CJI after 4 pm
CJP protest LIVE: Opposition leaders to march to Supreme Court tomorrow, will meet CJI after 4 pm.
Oct 11, 2026, 18:24:35 IST
CJP protest LIVE: ‘Delhi Police screwed it once again’, says CJP’s Ranka
CJP protest LIVE: CJP’s Ashutosh Ranka on Sunday said the Delhi Police ‘screwed up’ once again by fortifying Central Delhi to stop people from reaching Jantar Mantar.
“Delhi Police fortified Central Delhi to stop people from reaching Jantar Mantar, a designated protest site. Result – There are now 50 different Jantar Mantars in and around Central Delhi,” he wrote in a post on X.
“Congratulations @DelhiPolice for screwing up once again :)”
Oct 11, 2026, 18:21:17 IST
CJP protest LIVE: ‘We won’t leave here without all our demands being met’, says Ajinkya Shinde
“We won’t leave here without all our demands being met,” said Ajinkya Shinde on Sunday in a post on X.
He shared visuals from Surajmal detention center.
Oct 11, 2026, 18:19:48 IST
CJP protest LIVE: RJD MP Manoj Jha visits John Brittas at RML hospital
CJP protest LIVE: RJD MP Manoj Jha visited CPI (M) MP John Brittas at RML hospital.
John Brittas was admitted to RML hospital for an X-ray scan to examine any injuries to his chest.
This comes after the CPIM on Sunday alleged that the Rajya Sabha MP was brutally attacked by the Delhi Police and was later dropped by the roadside, ‘visibly injured and in distress.’
Oct 11, 2026, 18:14:39 IST
CJP protest LIVE: CJP’s Saurav Das slams Delhi Police for entering Bangla Sahib wearing shoes, carrying weapons
CJP protest LIVE: CJP’s Saurav Das slammed Delhi Police for entering Bangla Sahib wearing shoes and carrying weapons on Saturday as they continued detention of protestors.
In a post on X, Das doubled down on the criticism, saying, “Sikh brothers and sisters have always supported the youngsters. They have never ever discriminated or judged anyone on the basis of religion, caste, class, or race.”
“The Delhi Police’s forced entry into Bangla Sahib, in shoes, no head cover, and with weapons is utterly condemnable. No matter what ideology one belongs to, our places of worship should never be INSULTED in this manner!”
“I request everyone, not just Sikh brothers and sisters, to support the youth in big numbers. This is a shared struggle, for accountability, for a clean system, a brighter future!”
Oct 11, 2026, 18:08:32 IST
CJP protest LIVE: ‘You can’t detain me after sunset’, says a woman protestor while being detained
CJP protest LIVE: A woman is being detained from Connaught Place right now. “You can’t detain me after sunset” she is saying while being detained.
Oct 11, 2026, 17:49:40 IST
CJP protest LIVE: Delhi cops release clip of Dipke denying offer to return home over grandmother’s death
CJP protest LIVE: Delhi Police on Sunday released a video showing Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke declining an offer to return home after being informed of his grandmother’s death.
Oct 11, 2026, 17:40:35 IST
CJP protest LIVE: ‘Absolutely disgusting’, says Vinesh Phogat on woman protestor heckled
CJP protest LIVE: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Sunday expressed anger over treatment of a woman protester, calling it “absolutely disgusting.”
Phogat’s comments came after Supriya Shrinate shared a video on X showing a woman being heckled by Delhi Police during Saturday’s protests.
“How can the people of our country tolerate this kind of behaviour towards any woman????” Phogat wrote on X.
Oct 11, 2026, 17:27:24 IST
CJP protest LIVE: ‘Will hit streets again’, says Dipke, dismisses signing bond barring protests
CJP protest LIVE: Cockroach Janta Party Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday said he had not signed any bond barring him from protesting and vowed to hit the streets again.
“Haven’t signed any bond that says we won’t protest. We will hit the streets again,” he wrote on X.
Oct 11, 2026, 17:20:50 IST
CJP protest LIVE: ‘Are detention buses the new jails?’, says Neha Bora
CJP protest LIVE: “Are detention buses the new jails?’, said student activist Neha Bora on Sunday after she was detained by Delhi Police for continuing protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar.