Security stepped up in India's capital for 'cockroach' movement rally
NDMC said the park will stay closed for two days as police warned the march could disrupt traffic and business in central Delhi.
- On Friday, October 16, 2026, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke called on supporters to gather at Central Park in Connaught Place at 5 PM to hoist the national flag, protesting the jailing of two party leaders.
- Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, CJP co-convenors, were remanded to five days of judicial custody after entering Jantar Mantar and unfurling the national flag following the site's denotification as a protest venue.
- New Delhi Municipal Council officials closed Central Park for two days citing "administrative reasons," while Delhi Police deployed more than 6,000 personnel and 220 companies of Central Armed Police Forces to manage the area.
- The Delhi High Court refused to restrain the CJP from holding the demonstration on Thursday, recording police assurances that officers would implement "all possible measures" to regulate protesters and maintain order.
- Demonstrators are protesting alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls overseen by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, which Dipke claims resulted in deletion of 13 crore voters—nearly 14 per cent of the electorate.
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