{
  "id": 13249618,
  "title": "Delhi locks down to block protests seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar exit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/delhi-locks-down-to-block-protests-seeking-cec-gyanesh-kumar-exit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T22:48:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-lockdown-cockroach-janta-party-protest-cec-gyanesh-kumar-exit-10914814/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Delhi government has imposed a strict lockdown in the city in order to prevent protests aimed at removing Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from office. The lockdown includes the closure of 45 metro stations, cancellation of 245 trains at New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin stations, shutdown of mobile internet in central Delhi, and deployment of barriers across streets. Police and paramilitary forces have been deployed in large numbers in the city.\n\nThe protest was called by the Cockroach Janta Party, All India Students’ Association and other groups demanding Kumar's resignation. The government prohibited the protest on Saturday and directed states to coordinate with Delhi Police to prevent any breach of public order and safeguard critical infrastructure. Leaders of the political Opposition met with President Droupadi Murmu to submit a memorandum regarding alleged \"vote chori\" by the Election Commission and central government.\n\nThe Supreme Court expressed concern over the extraordinary curbs imposed on the capital and warned against using \"a hammer to kill a fly\". Around 22 DCP-rank officers will supervise arrangements in the New Delhi district where Jantar Mantar is located.\n\nThe police have prepared a \"fail-safe plan\" to stop protesters within their jurisdictional police districts and assign specific units to designated \"blocking points\" in the New Delhi district. Four layers of restriction have been put in place between Delhi and Jantar Mantar. Police have not granted permission for the protest at Jantar Mantar on Saturday, October 10.",
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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."
}