As the Cockroach Janta Party is gearing up to pull off another political stunt by organising another protest in the National Capital on October 10, 2026, the Delhi Police have denied it permission to organise a demonstration. The CJP had sought permission, on October 7, 2026, for a planned protest at Jantar Mantar in the name of demanding accountability from the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. However, the Delhi Police turned down the request, citing short notice, concerns of law and order and public safety and past non-compliance by the party with directions.
Speaking about the Delhi Police’s decision, Joint Commissioner of Police Nupur Prasad said that the New Delhi district police received an application from CJP co-convener Saurav Das on October 7, while the prescribed guidelines require intimation 10 days before the planned protest. She also cited the party’s previous unlawful conduct during the NEET paper leak protests in June, when the party openly flouted the conditions of its own undertaking.
The CJP violated multiple conditions laid down in its undertaking given to the Delhi Police ahead of the June protest. As per the undertaking, the party was granted permission to organise a demonstration for just one day, on June 20, 2026, between 10 am and 5 pm. However, the CJP continued the protest much beyond the prescribed period, and the demonstration continued for about 36 days. The protest ended on July 25, 2026, after the then Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan submitted his resignation, which was a major demand of the protest.
Contrary to its promise in the undertaking, the CJP also failed to ensure that the protestors did not indulge in violence during the protest. It had also promised not to take out any march to any place from the venue of the protest. On July 20, 2026, on the opening day of the monsoon session of the Parliament, the CJP organised a Chalo Sansad march without permission.
To take out the march, the protesters tried to breach the police barricades, which led to clashes between the protesters and the police. The protesters pelted stones and bottles at police personnel, attacked them, and damaged police vehicles as the police were trying to stop them from proceeding towards the Parliament. Amid the chaos, the gates of the Parliament had to be locked.
The CJP leaders had also undertaken to ensure that the protestors would not be carrying any weapons to the protest venue; however, viral videos showed Nihangs attacking Nihangs armed with swords attacking police and Rapid Action Force personnel. Some videos showed an attempted mob-lynching assault on the officer as protesters chased and attacked him while he was isolated from his unit. Over a hundred security personnel, several journalists, and many protesters were injured in the widespread violence during the protests.
The CJP leaders allowed the protest to be taken over by anti-social and anti-national elements and later shielded them by demanding that no legal action be taken against those who were involved in violence during the protest. Considering their past conduct and to prevent the repeat of a similar situation, the Delhi Police has adopted a proactive approach and denied the CJP permission to hold a protest.
