Delhi protest LIVE: SC to hear key petitions on SIR, mass detentions today; Cops prep for CJP's Tiranga march

Delhi protest LIVE: Ahead of CJP's "Tiranga March," Delhi Police are likely to hold a key meeting to discuss a security plan and traffic arrangements.

Delhi protest LIVE: The Supreme Court is set to hear a series of pleas today including Rahul Gandhi's petition against SIR and the detentions and security measures imposed in Delhi ahead of the October 10 protest call by CJP. (HT Photo/ANI/PTI)

Delhi protest LIVE updates: Amid tensions in the national capital, the Supreme Court of India is set to hear a series of petitions ranging from the Opposition's plea against the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise conducted by the Election Commission of India to the mass detentions of protestors, journalists and others during anti-CEC protests in Delhi last week....Read More

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• 15 Oct 2026, 10:14:35 AM IST

  Delhi protest LIVE: What CPI(M) MP John Brittas said on INDIA bloc's petition in SC

  Delhi protest LIVE: CPI(M) MP John Brittas, speaking to news agency ANI, said, “We hope that we will get a favourable decree from the Supreme Court. I have written to the CJI narrating the horrifying incidents I had to face. I was illegally detained by the Delhi Police, dragged to a vehicle, and also harassed by the CRPF. I wrote to the CJI, narrating all these incidents, and I am thankful to the Supreme Court that he has converted that letter into an interlocutory petition.”

  He added, “He has tagged it with the petition from the INDIA bloc allies. We hope to move simultaneously on the legal discourse as well as the political discourse.”

• 15 Oct 2026, 09:59:52 AM IST

  Delhi protest LIVE: Rahul Gandhi backs jailed CJP protesters

  Delhi protest LIVE: Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi backed peaceful protests at Jantar Mantar, saying that waving the national flag during a demonstration was not a crime and describing the jailing of young people for doing so as an act of cowardice.

  Gandhi's support came after CJP's Ajinkya Shinde alleged that leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained for waving the Tricolour and raising slogans of 'Vande Mataram' and 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'.

  In a post on X, Gandhi said, “Waving the Tricolour at Jantar Mantar in a peaceful protest is not a crime. Jailing youth for it is an act of cowardice. Students. Youth. Journalists. The INDIA bloc. Different banners, one cause. All protests are one: citizens demanding their constitutional rights.”

  Asserting that Jantar Mantar belonged to the people of the country, Gandhi further said, “Jantar Mantar belongs to the people of India. We will reclaim it.”

• 15 Oct 2026, 09:47:18 AM IST

  Delhi protest LIVE: Congress reaches out to CJP through Prashant Bhushan after calling it an 'AAP proxy'

  Delhi protest LIVE: The Congress’ efforts to bring civil society on board for its protests against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar have seen limited success but an attempt was made to reach out to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) through advocate Prashant Bhushan on Tuesday, people aware of the details said.

  According to the people cited above, Bhushan tried to bring the CJP leadership to a meeting of the INDIA bloc leaders hosted by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi at his residence on Tuesday evening.

  The CJP, however, did not attend the meeting. There was no formal discussion on the outfit during the meeting, the people said. Read the full story here.

• 15 Oct 2026, 09:32:05 AM IST

  Delhi protest LIVE: CJP’s history of mob violence can’t be ignored, cops tell SC

  Delhi protest LIVE: Delhi Police commissioner Anurag Kumar has defended the denial of permission for the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)’s October 10 march and the preventive detention of protesters as “proportionate to the legitimate objective of maintaining law and order and preventing harm to persons and property”, asserting that the police administration could not have allowed breach of public order by an organisation with a recent history of mob violence, destruction of properties and incidents causing injuries to several people.

  In a counter-affidavit filed in response to contempt proceedings over alleged non-compliance with the Supreme Court’s directions on regulating public transport during the protest, the police commissioner described the July 20 march by CJP over the NEET-UG paper leak as “unauthorised, unlawful and illegal”.

  The police have argued that those participating in the previous march were part of an unlawful assembly, seeking to justify the action taken against the mobilisation on October 10. Read the full story here

• 15 Oct 2026, 09:24:46 AM IST

  Delhi protest LIVE: SC to hear Rahul Gandhi's plea at 10:30am

  Delhi protest LIVE: The Supreme Court of India will be hearing the plea filed by Rahul Gandhi and the Opposition challenging the special intensive revision (SIR) by the Election Commission of India. Gandhi's petition was filed earlier this week amid a series of protests in Delhi, seeking the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

  As per Live Law, the matter will be heard by a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant at 10:30am.

• 15 Oct 2026, 09:04:50 AM IST

  Delhi protest LIVE: CJP's Dipke and US singer Mary Millben trade barbs on social media

  Delhi protest LIVE: American singer Mary Millben on Wednesday (local time) claimed CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke had connections with US donors and accused him of lawlessness amid ongoing agitation against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in India.

  In a post on X, Millben directly addressed Dipke and urged him to engage with the Prime Minister, saying, “Oh dear @abhijeet_dipke, the truth sets everybody free. Even you. And here’s the truth: these US donors will drop you like a hot cake when you don’t succeed. And you won’t, because lawlessness never wins. Instead, take your US education, talent, and use it for good. Sit down with the PM @narendramodi and be a positive voice to advance India. The truth of your courage to do what’s right lies in your next steps.”

  Her remarks were a response to Dipke's post on X, in which he questioned the claimed involvement of foreign nationals in India's internal affairs and alleged PM Modi of seeking American support to discredit his fellow citizens.

  In a post on X, Dipke said, “Why is Modi seeking the support of Americans to discredit his own countrymen? Who gave foreign nationals the right to interfere in India’s internal affairs? We are more than capable of dealing with our own issues. We don’t need outsiders interfering in our country’s affairs."

• 15 Oct 2026, 08:36:28 AM IST

  Delhi protest LIVE: Delhi Police to meet today ahead of CJP's Tiranga march.

  Delhi protest LIVE: The top brass of Delhi Police on Thursday will hold a high-level meeting at the police headquarters to plan fresh strategies, including security and traffic arrangements, at Central Park in Connaught Place after Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke called on “patriots” to hoist the Tricolour at the spot on Friday, according to three senior police officers aware of the details.

• 15 Oct 2026, 08:34:38 AM IST

  Delhi protest LIVE: SC to hear plea filed by Rahul Gandhi on SIR today

  Delhi protest LIVE: The Supreme Court of India on Thursday is set to hear a plea filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and several other opposition leaders over alleged large-scale voter deletions and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

  As per the cause list of October 15 uploaded on the apex court website, the plea would come up for hearing before a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi.

  Gandhi and several other opposition leaders marched to the apex court to file the petition on Monday.

  Along with the Opposition's plea, the apex court will also hear separate petitions related to protests, closure of metro stations and disruptions in train services ahead of the October 10 agitation in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.