SIR row: SC hears petitions on Jantar Mantar, Delhi Police's actions| Above the Fold | Oct 15, 2026

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The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has called for a march at Delhi’s Connaught Place Central Park on Friday, after its leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were remanded to five days of judicial custody. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, speaking at a press conference with student leaders, advocate Prashant Bhushan and actor-activist Prakash Raj, urged citizens to unite and wave the Tricolour. The Delhi High Court has declined to restrain the proposed protest, while police are preparing heavy security arrangements in the capital. Also in focus: The Supreme Court hears petitions by Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders challenging the Election Commission’s conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls; the court upholds a Madras High Court decision striking down Tamil Nadu’s order on reservation benefits for certain Hindu backward communities after conversion to Islam; Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates development projects worth over ₹3,000 crore in Ladakh; at leas

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