Overview
- Large, youth‑led rallies called by the Cockroach Janta Party drew thousands to Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Friday while Delhi Police detained about 700 people trying to reach Jantar Mantar.
- Mumbai Police filed an FIR on Saturday naming CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, senior organisers and more than 400 others for the Shivaji Park gathering that had been denied formal permission.
- The Election Commission maintains the SIR exercise is lawful, says its three commissioners decided unanimously, and notes the Supreme Court has upheld the process.
- CJP and organisers cite an Indian Express investigation and allege roughly 13 crore deletions from rolls during the SIR, and two election commissioners have been reported to have recorded objections to some SIR decisions.
- CJP has threatened a follow‑up 'Jantar Mantar 2.0' march on October 10 and police measures during the protests included metro gate closures, internet suspensions in central Delhi, and the reported death of a 75‑year‑old attendee in Mumbai.