High drama erupted in central Delhi as Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel detained members of the National Students' Union of India and other student outfits who were staging flash protests near Connaught Place and Jantar Mantar. The demonstrators had gathered without official police permission, shouting slogans, waving flags, and attempting to conduct sit-ins to demand the reinstatement of Jantar Mantar as a designated site for public demonstrations.
Tensions escalated over ongoing controversies surrounding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Student activists used the platform to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Heavy security deployments were visible across Janpath and the Inner Circle of Connaught Place, where law enforcement officers rounded up both male and female demonstrators and ushered them into waiting buses to prevent major road blockades and maintain traffic flow.
Simultaneously, broader political developments unfolded as opposition leaders from the INDIA bloc gathered in New Delhi following a march to the Supreme Court to protest alleged voter fraud and electoral irregularities. The alliance has called for a rollback of the Special Intensive Revision exercise, the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner, and a return to traditional ballot papers. Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor emphasized the opposition's core demands in recent interviews, asserting that restoring voting rights and halting disputed electoral software processes are vital for democratic integrity.
In a separate political development, a delegation of women Members of Parliament from the Bharatiya Janata Party visited the official residence of the President of India to submit a formal complaint against a Congress parliamentarian following his dismissal from a professorship at Jawaharlal Nehru University. While lawmakers and demonstrators called for constitutional intervention and legislative suspension over internal committee findings, the accused parliamentarian has denied all allegations and raised procedural questions regarding the inquiry.