Delhi Sees Mass Detentions And Transit Shutdowns Over Anti-CEC Protests

Police have detained key political figures and student activists, including Mamata Banerjee, AISA leader Neha Bora, and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, in a massive security crackdown across Delhi to block a planned demonstration at Jantar Mantar. ## The Crackdown Authorities have detained around 5,000 protesters across the capital by 2 pm, while deploying over 40,000 police and Central Armed Police Forces personnel. The Cockroach Janata Party and other Left organisations organized the protest to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the rollback of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and other members including Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained upon landing at Delhi airport, and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee was picked up from a Gurugram flat. Despite leadership detentions, AISA president Neha Bora urged supporters via video message to hold their ground near the Safdarjung flyover and continue gathering at Dilli Haat. ## Transport Shutdown The security lockdown brought major disruptions to public movement, with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation closing 45 stations and the Railways cancelling mail and express trains arriving at New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin stations between 4 am and 2 pm. Retail liquor shops across the city remained closed under excise orders, while the Sarai Kale Khan and New Ashok Nagar Namo Bharat stations were also shut down. ## Context The protests center on allegations of widespread voter roll deletions and procedural disagreements within the Election Commission. Public demonstrations over electoral roll revisions involve complex legal and administrative procedures governing election administration in India.