India, Oct. 12 -- The week gone by witnessed massive protests, agitations, and an unprecedented security crackdown in New Delhi, paralysing normal life.

Authorities designated roads and streets leading to Jantar Mantar as prohibited zones, enforced internet shutdowns within a four-kilometer radius, and cancelled several incoming trains to restrict entry into the capital.

What began as opposition parties taking to the streets-culminating in a peace march to Raj Ghat-escalated when groups like the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) called for a mass rally at Jantar Mantar, prompting security forces to erect elaborate barricades.

At the center of this widespread unrest are the Election Commission of India (ECI), its controversial Special Intens...