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”.
CJP founder and national convener Abhijeet Dipke questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s support for Mr. Kumar, alleging that restrictions on protests and the detention of demonstrators raised concerns about the government’s intentions. “Why is the Prime Minister shutting down Delhi to protect one man? What does Gyanesh Kumar give Modi in return for this protection? Mr. “If the government wants to detain this many citizens, Opposition leaders, and students, let it declare an Emergency outright.
Delhi has been turned into an India-Pakistan border, with railway and Metro services suspended after our October 10 protest call. Actor-activist Prakash Raj alleged that Form 7, used to request the deletion of names from electoral rolls or raise objections against inclusion of names, was being misused to target communities, particularly Muslim voters. He also highlighted concerns among affected voters in 23 Karnataka districts who, he said, could not travel to Delhi to raise their grievances.
Dipke said. “Unfurling the Tiranga is not a crime”, he said, criticising the police response to demonstrators. AISA president Neha Bora said the campaign to protect voting rights was a nationwide struggle involving ordinary citizens, not any single political party or organisation. She added that protests would continue despite alleged attempts to intimidate demonstrators and said the movement was expanding to cities including Mumbai. Sheikh Salauddin, president of the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union, said his name had been deleted from the electoral roll despite his active participation as a voter.
The organisations condemned the police action against CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka for carrying the National Flag to the Jantar Mantar protest site on Tuesday and called on students, workers, farmers, traders and members of the public to join the Lehra Do Tiranga programme.
