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

Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi being detained from the protest site at Akashvani Bhavan by Delhi Police during a sit-in protest staged by INDIA bloc MPs against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi, on October 6, 2026. Photo: AICC via ANI. | Photo Credit: ANI Security was stepped up outside the Parliament Street police station in New Delhi on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) ahead of the planned arrival of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) convenor Saurav Das, who is scheduled to submit an ‘intimation letter’ to the Delhi Police regarding the organisation’s proposed protest pressing for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the revocation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls at Jantar Mantar on October 10.Also read: ECI fact-checks claims on Form 6 following SC observationAround 260 people, including 10 MPs, were detained on October 6 during the INDIA bloc protest march from Parliament to Election Commission of India. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, K. C. Venugopal and Pawan Khera were among those detained after staging a sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan; all were released later. Also read: ECI says Opposition MP’s Parliament Annexe meet demand ‘could not be accepted’“What has been done to my country is treason,” Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi had said even as the Opposition parties closed ranks on Tuesday (October 6, 2026), marching from Parliament to the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) headquarters to demand the scrapping of special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, restoring the names of deleted voters and sacking of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Follow for live updates:October 07, 2026 10:00 The protest that wouldn't end: Inside Rahul Gandhi's daylong siege of Akashvani BhawanIt looked as though the protests were winding down around noon on Tuesday (October 6, 2026), as buses packed with protesting parliamentarians trundled away from Akashvani Bhawan in the national capital after nearly two hours of sloganeering.Only Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi had another idea.“This can’t end here,” Mr. Gandhi told his colleagues.​The protest that wouldn’t end: Inside Rahul Gandhi’s daylong siege of Akashvani BhawanRahul Gandhi leads a daylong sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan, turning AIR into a tense protest site amid police action and political drama.​October 07, 2026 09:54 CJP’s Saurav Das to submit ‘intimation letter’ to Delhi Police ahead of Oct. 10 Jantar Mantar protestSecurity was stepped up outside the Parliament Street police station in New Delhi on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) ahead of the planned arrival of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) convenor Saurav Das, who is scheduled to submit an ‘intimation letter’ to the Delhi Police regarding the organisation’s proposed protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10.The CJP’s October 10 protest is aimed at pressing for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the revocation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Read more:CEC row: CJP’s Saurav Das to submit ‘intimation letter’ to Delhi Police ahead of Oct. 10 Jantar Mantar protest; security tightenedSecurity heightened as CJP aims to submit an intimation for Oct 10 Jantar Mantar protest against CEC Kumar amid earlier INDIA bloc detentions.October 07, 2026 09:48 'The march by the MPs will resonate in every corner of this country': John Brittas“We were detained multiple times and brutal force was used by not only the Delhi Police, but also central forces. But what happened yesterday on Parliament Street was historic. The march by the MPs will resonate in every corner of this country. We have decided that this is just the beginning...,” said CPI(M) MP John Brittas on INDIA bloc MPs’ march.October 07, 2026 09:10 Barricades put up at Parliament Street near Akashvani BhawanBarricades have been placed on Parliament Street near Akashvani Bhavan following the INDIA bloc’s protest against the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). Traffic movement in the area remains normal. Published - October 07, 2026 09:03 am IST