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Delhi Police Detain Thousands, Shut Internet at Protest

By Drooid · Oct 20, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Indian police detained thousands at a Cockroach Janta Party protest in Delhi on October 10, also imposing an internet shutdown.
The Cockroach Janta Party demands rollback of the Special Intensive Revision electoral rolls and resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi accused Mohan Bhagwat, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah of hijacking national institutions.

History

Historical Context

The Election Commission of India, after developing EVMs with ECIL and Bharat Electronics in the 1970s, trialed them in Kerala in 1982 and began phased deployment in the late 1990s; use occurred in 1998 across 25 assembly constituencies, and by the 2004 general election the machines covered all 543 parliamentary seats. A 2013 Supreme Court order added VVPAT verification, shaping debates over roll accuracy.

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Story summary

Indian police detained thousands at a Cockroach Janta Party protest in Delhi on October 10, also imposing an internet shutdown.
The Cockroach Janta Party demands rollback of the Special Intensive Revision electoral rolls and resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi accused Mohan Bhagwat, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah of hijacking national institutions.

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