Selective closures affecting entry and exit gates at six Delhi Metro stations — Rajiv Chowk, Central Secretariat, and Patel Chowk among them — are scheduled to remain in place until 4 pm on Monday, 12 October, with police deploying personnel in the area ahead of a march organised by the Congress party and its INDIA bloc partners.

Travel on the Delhi Metro network faced a time-bound curtailment, with the DMRC citing security considerations as the basis for keeping the measures active between 6 am and 4 pm. At all six stations where services are disrupted, transfer connections between metro lines will stay open to travellers.

The measures took effect against a backdrop of Congress having announced plans for a demonstration march to the Supreme Court over what the party described as irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision process, alongside its call for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to be removed from his post. The Congress party levelled allegations of ballot theft against the electoral authorities.

Passenger access — both entry and exit — at six Delhi Metro stations, namely Patel Chowk, Janpath, Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House, Central Secretariat, and Barakhamba Road, was set to remain suspended through 4 pm on October 12, the DMRC confirmed. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation announced via X that access restrictions at certain stations — covering both entry and exit — would be in place from 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM on 12 October 2026, with security agencies set to assess conditions before any change to those arrangements.

Security agencies are expected to keep the situation under assessment, with any developments to be communicated as they arise. Passengers transferring between lines will still find interchange options open at every metro station covered by the arrangement, according to a DMRC statement.

An advisory from Delhi Traffic Police flagged the likelihood of road diversions and congestion at several points spanning New Delhi and Central Delhi on Monday. Diversions on roads, flyovers, roundabouts, and intersections throughout the capital took effect at 6 am, with motorists likely to encounter disruption at a number of points along their routes.

A notice from the Delhi Traffic Police, issued on 12.10.2026, indicated that conditions related to law and order could affect vehicle movement along a number of stretches within the city. Traffic diversions along the affected route are scheduled to take effect at 06:00 AM on 12 October 2026, subject to conditions on the ground at that time.

Delhi Traffic Police put out an advisory noting that vehicle movement at a series of locations across the city — among them Roundabout Shankar Road-Vande Matram 'T' Point towards New Delhi, Dhaula Kuan Flyover, Roundabout Jhandewalan, Roundabout Panchkuian, Roundabout Mandi House, Dr Dinesh Nandini Dalmia Chowk (W-Point), Ram Charan Aggarwal Chowk (A-Point), Minto Road/Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, Guru Nanak Chowk, Chemsford Road-Outer Circle Connaught Place T-Point, Bharion Road-MGM (Ring Road) T-Point, Lodhi Road Flyover, Roundabout Neela Gumbad Madarsa T-Point, Roundabout Samrat Hotel, Sardar Patel Marg-Panchsheel Marg Crossing, Under Bhikaji Kama Place, Under Moti Bagh Flyover, Ring Road-San Martin Marg T-Point, Roundabout Ashoka Road-Jantar Mantar Road, Roundabout Windsor Palace, Tolstoy-Janpath Crossing, Roundabout Rail Bhawan, Jai Singh Road-Sansad Marg Crossing, Outer Circle Connaught Place-Barakhamba Road T-Point, Roundabout Gol Dak Khana, Roundabout Patel Chowk, Jai Singh Road-Ashoka Road T-Point, Roundabout RML Hospital, and Outer Circle Connaught Place-Sansad Marg T-Point — may face disruption, and the public has been asked to plan travel accordingly.

Travellers heading through New Delhi or Central Delhi — whether bound for railway stations, inter-state bus terminals, or the airport — were urged by traffic authorities to factor extra time into their journey plans. Residents travelling through the affected zones were urged by police to limit their journeys to those deemed necessary.

Traffic controls along the route would be tightened or eased in response to conditions as they develop on the ground, the advisory stated, with any adjustments driven by live assessments rather than fixed schedules.