Student protest holding a Tiranga March at Cannought Place against CEC Gyanesh Kumar on SIR issue, New Delhi on October 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has ordered the closure of Central Park in Connaught Place on October 16 and 17 ahead of the ‘ Lehra do Tiranga (Let the tricolour wave)’ march called by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke for Friday (October 16, 2026).
The Delhi Police urged protesters and the public to stay away from such assemblies, citing that prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS were in force in Connaught Place and adjoining areas. The police also said a limited number of people could be facilitated to carry the national flag and sing the national anthem at a suitable location.
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Meanwhile, Mr. Dipke urged the youth, “patriots” and political parties to unite and wave the tricolour at the planned protest. The call for the march in Delhi and other cities was announced after CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were arrested for entering the denotified protest site at Jantar Mantar carrying the national flag, early on Tuesday. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has also extended its support to the proposed march.
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October 16, 2026 07:32
Amid anti-SIR protests, ECI orders annual SSR to enrol voters in 17 States, UTs
Amid protests against the special intensive revision (SIR) and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday (October 15, 2026) announced the special summary revision (SSR) of electoral rolls in 17 States and Union Territories, including poll-bound Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Punjab. The SSR seeks to enrol new voters and update electoral rolls.
SSR, an annual exercise, was stalled last year due to the launch of the now-controversial SIR. Election Commissioners S. S. Sandhu and Vivek Joshi are understood to have raised this as an anomaly among other issues.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday (October 15, 2026) accused Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and his allies of attempting to turn the Supreme Court premises “into a protest site” and using “mob pressure to intimidate the judiciary”.
On Monday, Mr. Gandhi and other Opposition leaders marched to the Supreme Court and submitted a petition on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls issue.
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October 16, 2026 07:31
Delhi Police warns against violation of prohibitory orders as Central Park shut for two days
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has ordered the closure of Central Park in Connaught Place on October 16 and 17 ahead of the ‘ Lehra do Tiranga (Let the tricolour wave)’ march called by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke for Friday (October 15, 2026).
The Delhi Police also warned that violations of the prohibitory orders would invite legal action and appealed to protesters and members of the public not to join any gathering in contravention of the restrictions.
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‘Why is PM Modi shutting down Delhi to protect one man?’ asks CJP’s Dipke
Ahead of the Lehra Do Tiranga (Wave the Tricolour) demonstration called by youth organisations on Friday (October 16, 2026), the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) announced that Central Park in Connaught Place will remain closed to the public on Friday and Saturday (October 17, 2026), citing “administrative reasons”.
This comes as youth groups, including the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and the All India Students’ Association (AISA), at a joint press conference on Thursday appealed to the public to gather for a mass flag-hoisting demonstration at the Central Park on Friday, as part of their ongoing agitation seeking the rollback of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
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Published - October 16, 2026 07:30 am IST