India, Oct. 19 -- The Union Home Ministry, out of panic and insecurity, moved to fortify Delhi against the protest called on October 10, 2026, at Jantar Mantar by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the All-India Students' Association (AISA) and others to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, for vote chori.

The previous day, the national capital was locked down by deploying more than 40,000 Delhi policemen and central forces, including the Border Security Force and the Rapid Action Force, to pre-empt the protest march; and with Jantar Mantar and Delhi borders sealed; hundreds of outstation trains reaching Delhi halted; Metro stations closed; checkpoints every hundred metres, multiple layers of concre...