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Delhi on high alert ahead of Oct. 10 protest: 57 metro stations may shut gates from tonight; liquor shops closed for two days
Delhi Police wrote to the metro operator that entry/exit gates at 57 metro stations may be closed from 9 p.m. on Oct. 9 until the situation normalises on Oct. 10, ahead of the Oct. 10 Jantar Mantar protest. Police have denied permission for the rally; all retail liquor vends stay shut on Oct. 9–10, and about 26,000 central force personnel are being deployed.
Why it matters
This is the latest escalation of the same protest arc: N-Globe reported on Oct. 2 that Delhi Metro closed 11 stations for the protest; a week later the alert covers 57 stations, plus liquor-shop closures and a massive security deployment, signalling the authorities expect a sizable rally on Oct. 10. Anyone riding the Delhi Metro after 9 p.m. tonight should watch for temporary gate closures.
Full report
Delhi Police wrote to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC): entry/exit gates at 57 metro stations may be closed from 9 p.m. on Oct. 9 until the situation normalises on Oct. 10, as a precaution ahead of the Oct. 10 protest at Jantar Mantar. The police wording frames it as a precautionary measure, not a confirmed full closure (ANI, Oct. 9, quoting the police letter).
Background: the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and the All India Students' Association (AISA) plan an Oct. 10 rally at Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over electoral-roll revision (SIR) irregularities; Delhi Police have denied permission, and Section 163 BNSS prohibitory orders are in force in the New Delhi area.
Delhi's Excise Department said in an Oct. 8 circular that all retail liquor vends (licences L-6, L-6FG, L-8, L-10, L-14) will stay closed on Oct. 9–10 as a preventive measure, citing police inputs (retail vends only — bars and restaurants are not covered).
Security: about 26,000 central force personnel (11,000 of them additional Central Armed Police Force troops) are being deployed in Delhi, described as one of the largest capital security build-ups since 2020.
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