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Delhi Shuts Metro Stations and Seals Central Roads Ahead of Anti-Election Chief Protests in India
The opposition filed a petition alleging millions of voters were removed from rolls and seeking a halt to the Election Commission’s revision process.
- On October 12, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation closed six central stations—Patel Chowk, Janpath, Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House, Central Secretariat and Barakhamba Road—from 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM as the INDIA bloc marched toward the Supreme Court.
- Opposition leaders organized the 'Chalo Dilli' march to petition against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging the Special Intensive Revision disproportionately deleted minority voters' names from electoral rolls.
- Citing judicial propriety and sub judice status, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant declined the INDIA bloc's meeting request, directing leaders to invoke the court's judicial jurisdiction through formal petitions instead.
- Security agencies detained thousands of demonstrators, including Cockroach Janta Party activists, over the weekend after authorities restricted assembly near Jantar Mantar and implemented traffic diversions across central Delhi.
- Following the march, opposition leaders filed a joint petition at the Supreme Court seeking an independent audit of the SIR deletions and enforcement of citizens' fundamental rights under the Constitution.
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A protester shouts slogans as he climbs onto a police barricade during a march by opposition parties toward the Supreme Court demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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