# Delhi shuts metro as opposition marches on voter list row

> India's capital closes transit and deploys security as opposition parties protest a controversial revision that deleted 130 million voter names.
- Title: Delhi shuts metro as opposition marches on voter list row
- Summary: India's capital closes transit and deploys security as opposition parties protest a controversial revision that deleted 130 million voter names. Delhi police…
- Keywords: delhi, india, voter lists, election commission, congress party, bharatiya janata party, gyanesh kumar, narendra modi, cockroach janta party, protest, news, world
- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/12/india-election-protests-delhi-police-shut-metro-stations-ahead-march
- Author: Reuters
- Published: 2026-10-12T05:51:48+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: delhi, india, voter lists, election commission, congress party, bharatiya janata party, gyanesh kumar, narendra modi, cockroach janta party, protest, news, world
## Voter list revision sparks Delhi unrest
A controversial revision of election voter lists has triggered days of protests in India's capital. Opposition parties and the Cockroach youth movement are demanding the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
## Over 130 million names deleted
The revision that started last year saw over one hundred thirty million names deleted from voter lists during a verification exercise.
## Opposition alleges bias against minorities
Opposition parties allege Muslim voters and other minorities, unlikely to support the Hindu nationalist ruling party, are disproportionately affected by the deletions. The poll panel and BJP reject these charges.
## Police detain thousands, lock down centre
Police detained thousands of protesters in Delhi over the weekend, including leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party, as thousands of security personnel locked down central Delhi to stop a planned march.
## Metro closed, Congress plans court march
Delhi police closed six metro stations on Monday for security reasons and imposed traffic restrictions at twenty locations.

> Youth, all opposition parties, civil society groups, all those who believe in democracy and stand by the Constitution of India, will walk with us.
## Chief Justice declines meeting, urges legal route
Chief Justice Surya Kant declined a meeting request from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying the delegation should approach the court legally since the issue was already being heard and should be addressed through judicial proceedings.
## Key takeaway

Delhi police closed six metro stations and deployed thousands of security personnel as opposition parties marched to the supreme court to protest a voter list revision that deleted over 130 million names.