Tight security in New Delhi ahead of protest as anger against election chief and Modi grows

(10 Oct 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS New Delhi — 10 October 2026 1. Wide of security next to barricaded road leading to the designated protest site, paramilitary personnel moving towards barricades 2. Wide of paramilitary personnel  3. Tilt up from shields to paramilitary personnel standing  4. Wide of paramilitary personnel moving towards barricades 5. Riot control vehicles and security  6. Various of police and paramilitary personnel  7. Various of security standing next to barricaded road 8. Wide of policemen stopping a man on motorbike to enter barricaded area 9. Wide of barricaded road, police  10. Wide of near deserted road 11. Various of policemen stopping vehicles, barricaded road 12. Various of people being stopped by police, barricaded road 13. SOUNDBITE (Hindi) Ranjan Kumar, Delhi resident: “They (police) are saying a protest is happening there. They have closed everything.”  14. Various of shuttered metro station  15. Wide of closed metro station  STORYLINE: Security was tight in New Delhi as India's youth “Cockroach” movement was set to hold fresh protests in the capital on Saturday, intensifying a nationwide campaign against a contentious voter list revision that has fueled anger at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and election authorities. Thousands of protesters are expected at Jantar Mantar, the city's designated protest site, where authorities have imposed sweeping restrictions including suspension of mobile internet. Police said Friday they had denied permission for the protest because the request was submitted late. The demonstration site has been cordoned off with yellow metal barricades and thousands of police personnel have been deployed in and around the area. Restrictions on train services and metro stations were expected to disrupt travel across the capital and make it harder for protesters to reach the venue. The preparations signal the authorities’ determination to contain a fast-growing protest campaign that has mobilized thousands of young people, drawn opposition support and intensified scrutiny of Modi. The protests also come at a politically sensitive time, months after demonstrations led by the “Cockroach” movement over exam paper leaks forced Modi’s education minister to resign in July. The protests center on India's Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision, which the opposition says has disenfranchised millions of eligible voters. Protesters demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and an end to the change, which has removed more than 130 million names from voter lists so far. The Election Commission and the government reject allegations of voter manipulation, saying the revision is intended to eliminate duplicate and ineligible entries. AP Video by Shonal Ganguly =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...