Chaos has erupted in parts of Delhi on Saturday as several protesters tried to reach Jantar Mantar for the proposed Cockroach Janta Party ()-led protest against Chief Election Commissioner . Several videos from the national capital have now surfaced online. Among them, a viral video showed garbage being dumped on the road to stop people from reaching the protest site.
Debunking the allegations, Press Information Bureau shared that the video is from Panipat, Haryana. In August, sanitation workers went on strike and dumped garbage at Samidhan Chowk.
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“Several social media posts falsely claim authorities deliberately dumped garbage to disrupt protests in Delhi #PIBFactCheck This claim is FAKE The video is from Panipat, Haryana. It dates back to August 2026 and is related with sanitation workers’ strike over service demands,” posted on X.
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Meanwhile, protests have reportedly erupted in parts of Delhi. Amid police crackdown, protesters have assembled at Safdarjung Flyover.
According to PTI, more than 3,000 protesters have been detained by Delhi Police.
These protesters were detained from several locations, including near Regal Cinema, Minto Bridge and near Akashwani Bhawan.
Police sources said that over 600 people with criminal records were also detained across all the districts of the national capital as part of preventive measures.
Special Commissioner of Police (Law & Order) Devesh Srivastava told PTI, “We have made elaborate security arrangements today and areas neighbouring bordering states have been picketed in coordination with neighbouring police force. Senior officers have been deployed. Along with that we are getting cooperation from citizens and our community policing teams like Aman Committee are working.”
Police appealed to citizens to not participate in the protests, reported PTI.
“The situation is under control. People who are going to Jantar Mantar are being detained as we had already said that no permission for such protest is granted,” a senior police officer said.
Security arrangements have been beefed up across Delhi in view of the protest. Earlier in the day, CJP leaders, including Abhijeet Dipke and Saurav Das were detained after their aircraft landed in Delhi.
The CJP called the proposed demonstration against the CEC Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of voter-list manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and changes linked to the Form 6.
