Several opposition parties have announced plans to bring a petition before the Supreme Court in New Delhi on Monday, calling for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls to be suspended and for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to step down from his post.
A march organised by Rahul Gandhi of the Congress party is set to proceed, while the Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, declined the party's request for a meeting. The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has announced plans to continue holding protests directed at Kumar, citing what it characterises as procedural irregularities within the SIR.
Authorities in Delhi detained a number of people over the weekend and turned away others who had been making their way toward Jantar Mantar. On Monday, a combination of Metro station shutdowns and road diversions will take effect as part of broader security arrangements across the capital.
Departing from the Connaught Place–Barakhamba Road junction at 1:30 PM, the opposition's planned procession will cover roughly 2 km toward the Supreme Court. Gandhi extended an open invitation to students, civil society organisations, opposition parties, and members of the public to join the march, which was organised around three demands: that what participants described as electoral fraud be addressed, that the SIR process be halted, and that Kumar step down from his position.
Surya Kant, the Chief Justice, declined to meet with opposition leaders or accept their memorandum, with a broadcast news outlet reporting that he pointed to ongoing judicial proceedings related to the SIR and the CEC as the basis for that position. According to available reports, a petition capturing the opposition's concerns, if lodged by Monday, would be scheduled for hearing on Tuesday together with other outstanding matters — a timeline the CJI is understood to have outlined. A pledge to uphold fundamental rights was restated on behalf of the court.
Representatives from CJP are scheduled to arrive at Parliament Street Police Station on Monday morning at 10 AM to formally request authorisation for a gathering at Jantar Mantar. Ranka, who heads the party, indicated that another demonstration would be called within a day if authorities did not commit to a date.
Three CJP figures — Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka, and Saurav Das — were released that Sunday. Their arrest had come the following day after the aircraft carrying them landed at Delhi's airport. All three were released under a 12-month undertaking to keep the peace. Via social media, Dipke stated that no such condition had been attached to his release.
Speaking at a Sunday news conference, Ranka and Das told journalists that police had retained their mobile phones throughout their detention — a period they described as lasting roughly a full day — and that the devices may have been accessed or tampered with during that window. Questions were also raised about whether the mandated protocols for conducting seizures had been observed.
In response to the Saturday restrictions, Delhi Police pointed to what it described as a history of conduct by CJP that included stone-throwing, arson, and damage to public infrastructure. Movement restrictions under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita took effect across several areas of Delhi, according to official announcements.
On Sunday, an order from the Supreme Court called on the central government to keep Delhi Metro running on its regular timetable and to maintain uninterrupted access to internet services. Any limitations placed on such freedoms, the ruling noted, would need to align with the public order provisions set out under Article 19(2) of the Constitution.
Passengers travelling through six stations on Monday — Janpath, Mandi House, Barakhamba Road, Central Secretariat, Rajiv Chowk, and Patel Chowk — will find entry and exit points closed through 4 PM, though interchange connections at those stops will continue to function. Traffic curbs and route diversions covering DDU Marg, ITO, Connaught Place, and nearby stretches will be in place under a Delhi Police order, with the measures running from 10 AM to 2 PM.