Delhi Opposition Rally: Can INDIA Bloc Turn SIR Controversy Into a Nationwide Political Movement? Ramlila Maidan becomes the centre of a major Opposition mobilisation as Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and leaders from regional parties rally against electoral roll revisions By: Javid Amin | 01 November 2026 New Delhi: Delhi’s political landscape witnessed a major Opposition mobilisation on Sunday as parties belonging to the INDIA bloc came together for the ‘Chalo Dilli, Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao’ campaign, bringing their protest against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls…
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Cockroach Janta Party Tiranga March: Dipke, Neha Bora Among 150 Detained as Protests Spread Across Delhi
Delhi Police Detain CJP Founder Dipke as Flag March Triggers Fresh Political Row By: Javid Amin | 16 October 2026 New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) planned ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march turned into a day of police detentions and scattered demonstrations across central Delhi on Friday, after authorities moved to prevent protesters from gathering at Central Park in Connaught Place. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora were among approximately 150 people reportedly detained at Connaught Place, Janpath and Mandi House as police…
Read MoreSupreme Court Issues Notice to Election Commission on Rahul Gandhi’s SIR Plea, Questions Opposition March
The Court seeks responses on alleged voter-roll irregularities while separately issuing notices over the October 12 march towards the Supreme Court, placing electoral transparency and the limits of political mobilisation under judicial scrutiny. By: Javid Amin | 15 October 2026 New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday opened a significant new phase in the political and legal confrontation over India’s electoral-roll revision, issuing notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and its senior officials on a petition led by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi alleging irregularities in the Special…
Read MoreIndia’s Political Moment: CJP, Rahul Gandhi and the Election Commission Face a Larger Battle Over Democratic Trust
The Jantar Mantar confrontation has brought youth-led activism, opposition politics, the Election Commission and judicial scrutiny into the same political conversation. Whether this becomes a national movement will depend on evidence, public participation and the institutions now under pressure. By: Javid Amin | 15 October 2026 New Delhi — India’s latest political confrontation is no longer confined to the detention of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders at Jantar Mantar or Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of the action. It has become part of a wider debate over the right to protest, the…
Read MoreJantar Mantar Protest Row Escalates: CJP Leaders Detained Again, Supreme Court to Hear Pleas on October 15
Supreme Court hearing on pleas over protest restrictions deferred to October 15; CJP alleges police seized phones and initially denied detained leaders access to lawyers after activists entered Jantar Mantar By: Javid Amin | 13 October 2026 New Delhi:: The confrontation between the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and Delhi Police intensified on Tuesday after party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained again following a dramatic entry into Jantar Mantar, while CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke questioned Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant over the Supreme Court’s response to…
Read MoreSupreme Court Flags 14 Defects in Rahul Gandhi’s SIR Petition: What the Objections Mean for the INDIA Bloc’s Legal Challenge
Supreme Court Flags 14 Defects in Rahul Gandhi’s SIR Plea; Hearing Awaits Corrections By: Javid Amin | New Delhi | 13 October 2026 The Supreme Court registry’s decision to flag 14 procedural defects in a petition led by Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has introduced a fresh complication into the INDIA bloc’s legal challenge to the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The reported objections range from a ₹220 shortfall in court fees and missing authorisations for lawyers to discrepancies in supporting documents, an illegible…
Read MoreCJP Leaders Detained Near Jantar Mantar as Delhi Police Tighten Clampdown on Anti-EC Protest
Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and other Cockroach Janta Party functionaries face fresh police action as the row over protest restrictions and electoral-roll revisions intensifies By: Javid Amin | 12 October 2026 New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and other party functionaries were detained by Delhi Police after attempting to reach or enter the Jantar Mantar protest area, according to reports, as the dispute over restrictions on demonstrations in the national capital continued to escalate. The latest action follows a wider police operation surrounding the CJP’s…
Read MoreDelhi Protest Crackdown Draws Global Scrutiny: UN Raises Concerns, Supreme Court Questions Curbs on Public Life
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…
Read MoreCongress High Command Faces a Test of Opposition Unity: What Is Brewing Behind the Scenes After the Delhi CJP Protest?
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…
Read MoreIndia’s Economic and Political Challenges: Beyond the Headlines
From electoral protests in the capital to housing costs in Mumbai, job anxiety in Bengaluru and economic uncertainty in Kashmir, India’s deeper challenge is turning growth into everyday security By: Javid Amin | 10 October 2026 New Delhi: India’s public mood cannot be understood through political rallies and television debates alone. Beneath the daily headlines, a wider set of questions is shaping conversations among families, students, salaried employees, small business owners and young jobseekers: Are incomes keeping pace with expenses? Are good jobs becoming easier to find? Can ordinary households…
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