The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has alleged that activists travelling from Maharashtra to Delhi for a protest against the functioning of the Election Commission were removed from trains and taken to unknown locations. The party has also claimed that several trains bound for Hazrat Nizamuddin and New Delhi railway stations were cancelled and that metro stations near Jantar Mantar were closed. These claims could not be independently verified at the time of publication.
CJP Maharashtra said the alleged incidents occurred ahead of a protest scheduled at Jantar Mantar on October 10. According to the party’s press statement, activists from Maharashtra and other parts of the country were travelling to Delhi to participate in the demonstration. The party said the protest would address its concerns about the functioning of the Election Commission.
The allegations were made by CJP Maharashtra state spokespersons Trisha Pudke and Sushil Kumar in a video message. They questioned why activists were allegedly being prevented from reaching the protest venue and said some party members travelling from Maharashtra had been removed from trains and taken to unidentified locations.
“If we cannot ask questions in a democracy, where are we supposed to ask them?” the spokespersons said, according to the statement carried by Punekar News. They also referred to the alleged cancellation of trains heading towards Hazrat Nizamuddin and New Delhi and the reported closure of metro stations near Jantar Mantar.
The supplied report does not identify the train numbers, cancellation notices, passenger records, stations involved in the alleged detentions or the locations where the activists were reportedly taken. It also does not include responses from the Indian Railways, the Railway Protection Force, Delhi Police, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation or the Election Commission. The claims therefore remain allegations attributed to the political party and should not be treated as established facts without further confirmation.
Transport access is central to any large public demonstration in Delhi because railways and the metro connect visitors from other states to central Delhi. Any confirmed cancellation, access restriction or station closure could affect how participants reach a protest venue. However, the available material does not establish whether any such disruption occurred, whether it was connected to the planned demonstration or whether any restrictions were imposed by a public authority.
CJP Maharashtra said the proposed demonstration would be peaceful and conducted within the constitutional framework. The party appealed to citizens in Maharashtra to participate and described the alleged detention of activists and transport disruptions as attempts to prevent people from exercising their right to peaceful protest.
The party also said the protest would proceed as planned and that it would seek answers through constitutional means. Further reporting requires confirmation from railway and metro authorities, police agencies, and any affected passengers or activists, along with documentary evidence relating to train operations, station access and alleged detentions.
