India’s capital is tightening security ahead of a protest on October 10.
The Cockroach Janta Party demands the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner.
Tens of thousands of security personnel are reportedly being deployed.
Liquor shops are shut on October 9 and 10.
Police have not granted permission.
For comparison, about 150 CAPF companies were deployed for the CJP’s July protest at Jantar Mantar, according to Outlook.
Officials plan multi-layered barricades and strict surveillance at Delhi’s borders, railway stations and bus terminals.
CCTV feeds will be monitored from a control room, and facial recognition cameras are to be installed across the capital.
Police could close all Metro stations in the New Delhi area and shut markets if needed, according to the reports.
Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which lets executive magistrates issue urgent public-order orders, will be in force, according to sources cited by Outlook.
Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have been asked to stay alert, according to the same report.
Retail liquor shops in Delhi have been ordered shut on October 9 and 10, according to India TV News and LatestLY.
Hotels, clubs, bars and restaurants with excise licences to serve liquor will stay open.
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait announced support for the October 10 protest, according to ETV Bharat.
On October 6, INDIA bloc MPs marched towards the Election Commission with the same demand and were stopped by police.
The Delhi High Court was due to hear the Indian Youth Congress’s plea against the denial of permission for a separate protest at Jantar Mantar on October 9.
Commuters are advised to check Delhi Traffic Police and Delhi Metro advisories before travelling on October 10.
The Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP, plans a protest in Delhi on Saturday, October 10, 2026, with a demonstration proposed at Jantar Mantar.
Connaught Place, New Delhi (file image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
