# Thousands of security personnel deployed as Delhi braces for ‘cockroach’ protest

https://mins.news/en/item/93998

- BBC News, 2026-10-09 23:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2d6xd2g4w2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> More than 30,000 police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed in Delhi ahead of a major protest called by the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janata Party. Protesters are demanding electoral reforms and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter-list manipulation, which the Election Commission denies. Roads near Jantar Mantar are closed, metro stations shut and trains cancelled.

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