Delhi Police launched a massive operation at Jantar Mantar after the Cockroach Janta Party called for a protest; the crackdown drew a deployment of 25,000 officers, closed 45 metro stations, cancelled over 250 trains, and cut internet services within a 4‑km radius.
CJP leader Ajinkya Shinde vowed that his party would march to Jantar Mantar every day until Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is sacked, a declaration that echoes the party’s earlier calls for a national vote‑safety audit.
Student leaders, led by Srijan Bhattacharyya of the Student Federation of India, pledged nationwide demonstrations, promising to turn blocked streets into makeshift Jantar Mantar sites and to keep the protest pressure steady across the country.
On Monday, the Congress‑led INDIA bloc handed a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu demanding Kumar’s resignation, the repeal of the 2023 election law, the restoration of 13.3 crore deleted voters, and a return to paper ballots for all elections.
BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad defended the operation, insisting that democracy would be governed by Parliament, not the streets, and that the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls was lawful.
The next day, the CJP and student groups will commence their daily marches; the memorandum may prompt a Supreme Court review, and the police operation will continue to be scrutinized by opposition leaders and civil‑society groups alike.