Live: CEC row: CJP's Saurav Das to deliver intimation notice to Delhi Police for October 10 Jantar Mantar stir amid heightened vigilance

A day after the INDIA bloc lawmakers staged a march and Rahul Gandhi held an extended sit-in, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is scheduled to host alliance MPs for lunch at 1:30 PM at Sagar Ratna on Janpath, according to informed sources. The get-together over lunch follows a day of intense street protests spearheaded by Rahul Gandhi, who anchored an eight-plus hour dharna that brought traffic along Parliament Street to a standstill until police stepped in to forcibly detain demonstrators after halting their march toward the Election Commission headquarters. The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha alongside his fellow opposition colleagues was released shortly past 10 PM after remaining in police custody for roughly two hours.

It appeared that the demonstration was wrapping up around midday on Tuesday (October 6, 2026), as buses transporting agitated legislators moved away from Akashvani Bhawan in the capital city following roughly two hours of vocal protests. However, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, intended otherwise. “This cannot stop right here,” Mr. Gandhi told his peers. The unyielding agitation: Inside Rahul Gandhi's prolonged demonstration at Akashvani Bhawan; Rahul Gandhi steered an all-day sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan, turning AIR into an intense agitation hub amid law enforcement operations and political turbulence.

Vigilance was amplified outside New Delhi's Parliament Street police station on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) ahead of the scheduled visit of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Saurav Das, who plans to tender an formal 'intimation letter' to Delhi Police concerning the outfit's planned rally at Jantar Mantar on October 10. The CJP's demonstration on October 10 seeks the ouster of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar alongside the withdrawal of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise for voter lists. Read more: Police arrangements bolstered as CJP prepares to submit notice for an Oct 10 agitation at Jantar Mantar opposing CEC Kumar in the wake of earlier detentions of INDIA bloc figures.

“We faced multiple detentions and heavy-handed measures were unleashed not just by Delhi Police, but also by central security units. Even so, what transpired yesterday along Parliament Street was truly historic. The MPs' procession will resonate across every corner of the country. We have resolved that this marks merely the start...,” stated CPI(M) MP John Brittas regarding the INDIA alliance lawmakers' march.

Police barricades have been set up along Parliament Street close to Akashvani Bhavan following the INDIA bloc's demonstration targeting the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). Vehicular traffic throughout the stretch continues uninterrupted.