Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:14am on 02 Oct 2026,Friday India
Delhi Police detained more than 700 protesters, including AAP leaders and members of AISA, SFI, NSUI and other student organisations, during a demonstration near Jantar Mantar on October 2. The protesters were demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and alleged deletion of voters’ names. Police said permission for the gathering had not been granted and imposed prohibitory orders, barricades and additional security around the area. AAP leaders Saurabh Bharadwaj, Sanjeev Jha and Atishi were among those detained. Several central Delhi Metro stations were also temporarily closed.
