{
  "id": 13053940,
  "title": "Delhi Police deny permission for CJP’s October 10 Jantar Mantar protest, cite breach of past undertaking",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/delhi-police-deny-permission-for-cjps-october-10-jantar-mantar",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T07:05:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/delhi-police-deny-cjps-october-10-jantar-mantar-protest/article71562901.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Delhi Police have denied permission for the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) planned protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10, citing alleged non-compliance with conditions from a previous demonstration. Joint Commissioner of Police Nupur Prasad stated that the decision was made due to the party's failure to adhere to the terms of their undertaking from a prior protest. This denial occurs just two days after CJP co-convener Saurav Das submitted a letter on October 7, requesting arrangements for law and order and traffic management. The CJP argued it was informing the police rather than seeking permission, as Jantar Mantar is a designated protest site. The protest, organized by the CJP and student groups, demands the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, an independent inquiry into electoral roll revision irregularities, and reforms to the process of appointing Election Commissioners. The police have been scrutinizing proposed demonstrations following the July protest over the National Eligibilitycetification Entrance Test (NEET)-UG paper leak, which resulted in confrontations between protesters and security personnel. The Crime Branch has registered a fresh FIR to investigate the alleged involvement of 2,873 individuals with criminal records who were flagged during the July protest, examining whether the violence was pre-planned. The denial of permission follows heightened restrictions on demonstrations in central Delhi, where organizers must now obtain prior permission for protests at Jantar Mantar, with applications typically submitted at least 10 days in advance.",
  "summary": "The decision comes two days after CJP co-convener Saurav Das submitted an intimation letter to the Delhi Police on October 7, informing them of the planned demonstration and seeking arrangements for law and order and traffic management",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "CJP Protest: Railways cancel all Mail/Express trains reaching New Delhi, Hazrat Nizamuddin on October 10",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/cjp-protest-railways-cancel-all-mail-express-trains-reaching-new",
        "published": "2026-10-09T05:13:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "All mail, express trains arriving at New Delhi, Hazrat Nizamuddin from 4 am till 2 pm on Oct 10 cancelled: Sources",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/all-mail-express-trains-arriving-at-new-delhi-hazrat-nizamuddin-from",
        "published": "2026-10-09T05:47:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Delhi CJP Protest: All trains to New Delhi, Nizamuddin stations 4 am – 2 pm tomorrow cancelled",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/delhi-cjp-protest-all-trains-to-new-delhi-nizamuddin-stations-4-am-2",
        "published": "2026-10-09T05:58:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "‘What is the urgency?’: Delhi High Court defers Youth Congress protest plea to Monday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/what-is-the-urgency-delhi-high-court-defers-youth-congress-protest",
        "published": "2026-10-09T07:03:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}