Day: October 11, 2026

Delhi Protest Crackdown Draws Global Scrutiny: UN Raises Concerns, Supreme Court Questions Curbs on Public Life

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Delhi Protest Crackdown Draws Global Scrutiny as UN Questions Mass Detentions

CJP’s Anti-CEC Protest Triggers Wider Debate on Electoral Integrity, Civil Liberties and the Limits of State Power Javid Amin | New Delhi | 11 October 2026 What began as a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has developed into a much wider confrontation over India’s democratic freedoms, electoral credibility and the government’s response to political dissent. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which mobilised supporters against alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, found its planned October 10 demonstration at Jantar Mantar blocked…

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Congress High Command Faces a Test of Opposition Unity: What Is Brewing Behind the Scenes After the Delhi CJP Protest?

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Congress High Command, INDIA Bloc Rift and the CJP Protest: What Is Brewing?

Congress High Command, INDIA Bloc Rift and the CJP Protest: What Is Brewing? By: Javid Amin | Delhi / Srinagar| 10 October 2026 The Delhi confrontation over the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has exposed a question that could prove more consequential for the opposition than the demonstration itself: how united is the INDIA bloc when it comes to translating shared political concerns into coordinated action? As police restrictions and mass detentions turned the October 10 mobilisation into a national controversy, opposition parties responded…

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