CEC row LIVE: CJP’s Saurav Das to submit ‘intimation letter’ to Delhi Police ahead of October 10 Jantar Mantar protest; security tightened

The Delhi Police have stepped up security in several areas of the city ahead of a planned protest by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on October 10. The CJP has announced the protest to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. According to Hindustan Times, CJP co-convener Saurav Das will submit an intimation letter to the Delhi Police at 10 am.

The police have increased security around the Parliament Street police station, Sansad and Tolstoy Marg, and have set up additional pickets near the Election Commission of India’s office, Sansad Marg, Barakhamba Road, and Connaught Place. Personnel with over 150 body cameras have also been deployed, and loudspeakers are being used to announce prohibitory orders. The protest site at Jantar Mantar, the Election Commission of India’s office, and nearby streets are already heavily barricaded.

Earlier, around 260 INDIA bloc protesters, including 10 MPs, were detained by the Delhi Police during a demonstration demanding Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, The Hindu reported. The CJP has announced a fresh agitation at Jantar Mantar from October 10 to press for Kumar’s resignation, according to Live Mint.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Hindu, Hindustan Times, Live Mint, France 24, The Indian Express — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.