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NSUI and CJP Demonstrations in Delhi Demanding CEC Resignation

Delhi, Delhi, India · 18 Oct 2026

Location
Delhi, India
Precision
City-level
Timing
Reported as occurred
Sources
12 articles · 10 outlets
First seen
18 Oct, 15:45 UTC
Last updated
3 hours ago

Summary

Members of the NSUI and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) held marches in Delhi, including a 'Hallabol March' toward Jantar Mantar and a 'Tiranga march,' to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protests were organized in response to alleged manipulation of voter rolls. Delhi Police registered several FIRs for defying prohibitory orders and arrested five individuals in connection with alleged assaults on the protesters.

  • Delhi Police registered 10 FIRs and arrested five in connection with alleged assaults on protesters demanding the CEC's resignation. siasat.com
  • Protesters called for the top election official to step down over alleged manipulation of voter rolls. dw.com
  • Delhi Police filed 3 FIRs at Connaught Place and Mandi House under Section 223 of the BNS for disobeying prohibitory orders during the CJP Tiranga march. hindustantimes.com
  • CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke was granted conditional bail on October 17 after being detained while heading to a protest in Delhi. thenewsminute.com

AI-generated from the listed sources · google/gemini-3-flash · 3 hours ago

Sources (12)

  1. NSUI Hallabol March: Students Demand CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s Resignation in Delhijagranjosh.com · 18 Oct, 12:13 UTC(opens in new tab)
  2. Delhi Police register 10 FIRs, arrest five over alleged assaults on anti-CEC protestersnewindianexpress.com · 18 Oct, 15:00 UTC(opens in new tab)
  3. Delhi Police arrests 5 for attack on anti-CEC protesterssiasat.com · 18 Oct, 14:13 UTC(opens in new tab)
  4. Delhi Police lodge 3 FIRs over CJP's Tiranga march; Abhijeet Dipke, Neha Bora releasedhindustantimes.com · 18 Oct, 01:46 UTC(opens in new tab)
  5. Shillong youth back CJP call for CEC’s resignation | The Shillong Timestheshillongtimes.com · 18 Oct, 04:15 UTC(opens in new tab)
  6. Detained Protesters Get Fewer Safeguards Than Those Arrested For Heinous Crimes: Senior Advocate Rebecca Johnlivelaw.in · 18 Oct, 05:42 UTC(opens in new tab)
  7. https://kashmirreader.com/2026/10/18/cjps-dipke-granted-conditional-bail-asked-to-sign-peace-bond/kashmirreader.com · 18 Oct, 06:15 UTC(opens in new tab)
  8. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke granted conditional bail, must sign peace bondthenewsminute.com · 18 Oct, 07:15 UTC(opens in new tab)
  9. India: 'Cockroach' (CJP) leader Abhijeet Dipke released after detentiondw.com · 18 Oct, 07:45 UTC(opens in new tab)
  10. The Congress is rediscovering the power of street protestscroll.in · 18 Oct, 08:00 UTC(opens in new tab)
  11. ‘Jantar Mantar is Everywhere’: Indian diaspora across the world stage anti-CEC protests after massive Delhi demonstrationshindustantimes.com · 18 Oct, 09:37 UTC(opens in new tab)
  12. Bailable warrant issued against Dhruv Rathee in 2018 defamation casescroll.in · 18 Oct, 13:00 UTC(opens in new tab)

Timeline

  1. 18 Oct, 15:45 UTCFirst detected in GDELT event stream
  2. 18 Oct, 15:50 UTC12 reports collected from 10 outlets
  3. 18 Oct, 16:16 UTCSources analyzed and verification label set
  4. 18 Oct, 15:50 UTCLast updated

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