Overview
- A heavy security operation on Saturday sealed access to Jantar Mantar, closed many metro stations and used tens of thousands of police and paramilitary personnel to prevent the CJP protest, with reports saying thousands were detained.
- CJP founders Abhijit Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were taken into custody during the operation and were produced in an executive magistrate court on Sunday, which ordered their release on the condition they maintain peace for one year.
- Video and reporter accounts show clashes in parts of central Delhi, including stone‑pelting at police and officers detaining demonstrators, while the party accuses police of illegal detentions, phone seizures and denial of access to lawyers.
- Business groups warned of steep economic harm from the disruption, with the Chamber of Trade and Industry estimating about Rs 2,000 crore of lost commerce on October 10 and urging political groups to pause protests until Diwali.
- The episode has sharpened a political standoff: CJP says it will continue its campaign against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, authorities cite public‑order concerns, and the next days will test whether court conditions calm or further inflame protests.