Delhi traffic restrictions may come into force across New Delhi and central Delhi on Sunday, October 11, after the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) announced a fresh protest at Jantar Mantar over alleged irregularities in electoral-roll revision. The demonstration is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., while the Delhi Traffic Police said diversions could be introduced from 6 a.m. depending on the law-and-order situation.
The traffic advisory covers areas around Jantar Mantar, Sansad Marg, Connaught Place, Mandi House, Rail Bhawan, Patel Chowk, Dhaula Kuan, Lodhi Road and Sardar Patel Marg. Commuters travelling through New Delhi and central Delhi towards railway stations, inter-State bus terminals and the airport have been asked to allow extra time and avoid non-essential travel.
The police said restrictions could be modified according to real-time ground conditions and advised commuters to follow updates on the Delhi Traffic Police website. The advisory comes after protesters, activists and political leaders were detained at several locations during demonstrations on Saturday, October 10, including along routes leading to Jantar Mantar.
Ajinkya Shinde, the CJP’s national organisation in-charge, said at a press conference that the party would continue protesting until Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigned. He announced that supporters would return to Jantar Mantar at 10 a.m. on Sunday despite the detentions during the previous day’s demonstrations.
The CJP has alleged that 13 crore votes were deleted or manipulated during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The allegations have not been established in the material available for this report. The party said its campaign would continue through civil disobedience and street protests across multiple States.
CJP representatives also alleged that the authorities had imposed an “undeclared Emergency” in Delhi and criticised security deployments and restrictions on access to Jantar Mantar. They claimed that more than 15,000 people, including students, civil society members and political figures, had faced detention or police action. The allegations were made by the organisers and were not independently verified in the report.
The organisers further alleged that restrictions on transport services, the closure of metro stations, suspension of train services, preventive detentions at transit hubs and the deployment of signal jammers were intended to obstruct peaceful assembly. The report did not provide an independent assessment of those claims.
Anish Gawande, spokesperson for the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), said civil society groups and opposition parties would continue to work together on demands for accountability. Srijan Bhattacharya of the Students’ Federation of India also said the groups were working together against what he described as authoritarianism.
Delhi Police had denied permission for Saturday’s gathering, after which several protesters were detained before reaching the proposed venue. For Sunday, the traffic advisory places the operational focus on routes connecting central Delhi’s protest and administrative districts with major transport hubs. The timing and extent of diversions will depend on conditions on the ground, according to the police.
