Hundreds of protesters, including Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas and All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora, were detained as sporadic protests against the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar continued across Delhi for the second consecutive day on Sunday (October 11, 2026) amid heavy security deployment and barricading across central Delhi to prevent protesters from reaching Jantar Mantar.
With shops in Connaught Place reopening after 24 hours and metro services resuming at stations shut on Saturday (October 10, 2026), normalcy returned in the morning. Shoppers trickled into the market, but the relative calm was disrupted as student organisations and other groups attempted to march through the commercial hub, only to be detained by the police. The heavy deployment of police personnel and barricades at key junctions appeared to make visitors hesitant to venture further into the area, as people walked past rows of shops but paused to assess the security arrangements.
The protests, called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), continued despite restrictions on gatherings and movement in New Delhi. With demonstrators unable to assemble at Jantar Mantar, several groups attempted to mobilise at different locations across the city and the Outer Circle of Connaught Place became the epicentre.
Representatives of student and youth organisations, including the All India Students’ Federation (AISF), the Students’ Federation of India (SFI), the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and the Krantikari Yuva Sangathan (KYS), attempted to take out a march in the morning.
Protesters hold an All India Students' Federation (AISF) flag during a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Connaught Place, in New Delhi on Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Photo Credit: ANI
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