The protests against the Election Commission and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi have been discussed outside India also. On October 10, during the demonstration by Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and student organizations, there were reports of police action, detention of protesters and tightening of security arrangements in the capital. After this, on October 12, the leaders of INDIA block under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi marched to the Supreme Court and filed a petition challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list. Major news organizations of Pakistan and China covered this protest.
These reports mentioned demands for resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner, opposition's concerns regarding changes in the voter list, detention of protesters and security restrictions in Delhi. Along with this, there has also been talk of detaining journalists and lawyers.
What did Pakistan media write?
Pakistan's leading English newspaper Dawn has published a report titled 'Hundreds march to SC to protest against Indian election chief' on 13 October 2026. In this, demonstrations related to INDIA Block and CJP, demand for resignation of Chief Election Commissioner and security arrangements in Delhi were mentioned.
According to the report, during the protests in Delhi, six metro stations were closed and traffic restrictions were imposed on many major roads. The newspaper also informed about the legal steps taken by opposition leaders under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi to challenge the changes in the voter list. Dawn's report also mentions allegations related to police action, detention of protesters and alleged misbehavior with journalists.
What did Dawn say on CJP protest?
Pak news website Dawn, in another report published on October 11, has given information about a large number of protesters being detained in Delhi and the capital being fortified. According to the report, the main objective of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) demonstration was to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The report claims that the changes made in the voter list may benefit the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
What did Pakistan's Geo News say?
Pakistan's news organization Geo News also published a report on the controversy arising over the Election Commission of India and changes in the voter list. A report published on October 8 mentioned the opposition's concerns regarding the Election Commission's decisions. It was also told that the Election Commission has rejected the allegations of alleged irregularities.
After this, on October 11, Geo News published a report on a large number of people being detained in Delhi and security arrangements being tightened. It mentioned closure of metro stations, ban on internet services and police action to stop CJP's demonstration.
How is Chinese media publishing this?
Chinese media website CGTN published news related to CJP's demonstration and police action in Delhi. The title of the report was- 'India detains thousands, locks down Delhi to block protest against election chief'.
In this report, citing the report of news agency Reuters, it was said that more than 2,000 protesters and the founder of a youth movement were detained in Delhi on Saturday. It has been said in the report that this action was taken to stop the demonstration demanding the resignation of the Election Commissioner.
The CGTN report described CJP as an unregistered youth political movement, also known as the 'cockroach' movement. According to the report, the purpose of the demonstration was to demand the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner of the country. This report mentions the deployment of security forces on a large scale in Delhi and the steps taken to stop the demonstration.
What did South China Morning Post write?
According to the South China Morning Post, on Saturday, police in Delhi detained more than 2,000 protesters and the founder of the 'Cockroach' youth movement. The protesters were demanding the removal of the Chief Election Commissioner of India from the post. To stop this demonstration, security arrangements were tightened in many areas of the capital. Thousands of policemen and paramilitary forces were deployed in Delhi. Mobile internet services were stopped in the business area of central Delhi. Apart from this, the administration also closed dozens of Delhi Metro stations and several markets to stop the protest.
According to the report of South China Morning Post, four journalists covering the protest were detained by the police for some time. Representatives of two digital news organizations gave this information. Apart from this, a journalist of news agency Reuters was also released after being detained for some time. The report also states that some lawyers protesting outside the Supreme Court were detained by the police, although they were later released.
The newspaper has described these demonstrations as a big political challenge for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to the report, the reason behind these protests are allegations of wrongful changes in the voter lists before the recent assembly elections. The opposition is raising questions about these changes, while the center of controversy remains the fairness of the election process.