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Delhi’s preparations for the CJP protest of October 10: Full details

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The CJP plans a protest on October 10, 2026 with a demonstration proposed at Jantar Mantar.

The Home Ministry approved 221 CAPF companies for October 8 to 12, plus 110 for Delhi Police, according to Outlook.

Section 163 of the BNSS will be in force, according to sources.

Liquor shops are shut on October 9 and 10.

Police have not granted permission, according to reports.

Officials plan multi-layered barricades and strict surveillance at Delhi’s borders, railway stations and bus terminals.

CCTV feeds will be monitored from a control room, and facial recognition cameras are to be installed across the capital.

Police could close all Metro stations in the New Delhi area and shut markets if needed, according to the reports.

Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which lets executive magistrates issue urgent public-order orders, will be in force, according to sources cited by Outlook.

Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have been asked to stay alert, according to the same report.

Retail liquor shops in Delhi have been ordered shut on October 9 and 10, according to India TV News and LatestLY.

Hotels, clubs, bars and restaurants with excise licences to serve liquor will stay open.

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait announced support for the October 10 protest, according to ETV Bharat.

On October 6, INDIA bloc MPs marched towards the Election Commission with the same demand and were stopped by police.

The Delhi High Court was due to hear the Indian Youth Congress’s plea against the denial of permission for a separate protest at Jantar Mantar on October 9.

Commuters are advised to check Delhi Traffic Police and Delhi Metro advisories before travelling on October 10.

The Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP, plans a protest in Delhi on Saturday, October 10, 2026, with a demonstration proposed at Jantar Mantar.

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