Delhi roads stay closed as CJP pushes for CEC's removal

Traffic in key parts of Delhi stayed under strict limits on Sunday as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) kept up its call for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The Delhi Traffic Police issued an advisory at 6 a.m. directing diversions on several major routes, including the Ashoka Road‑Jantar Mantar roundabout, Tolstoy Marg‑Janpath crossing, Jai Singh Road‑Sansad Marg junction, Rail Bhawan roundabout, Patel Chowk and the Gol Dak Khana intersection. Vehicles moving through Connaught Place, Mandi House, the Minto Road‑Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg junction, Lodhi Road flyover, Neela Gumbad roundabout, Samrat Hotel roundabout and the Sardar Patel Marg‑Panchsheel Marg crossing also faced delays, as did underpasses beneath the Bhikaji Cama Place and Moti Bagh flyovers. The clamp‑down follows a statement from CJP and the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) that protests will continue until their demands are met. CJP leader Ajinkya Shinde told reporters that daily marches to Jantar Mantar will go on until Kumar steps down, and he claimed that protester Abhijeet Dipke suffered harsh treatment while in police custody. Delhi police said CJP figures Abhijeet Dipke, Ranka and Das have been placed under preventive arrest and will appear before the Executive Magistrate at Delhi Cantt Police Station on Sunday. SFI general secretary Srijan Bhattacharyya pledged peaceful student rallies and warned that any police barricade will become a new protest spot. Commuters were urged to skip non‑essential trips, allow extra travel time for stations, bus terminals and the airport, and to follow real‑time updates on the traffic police website and social media.

Context

The protest targets the chief election official amid accusations of voter‑list tampering, a dispute that has repeatedly disrupted Delhi’s central roads during past election‑season demonstrations.