7,000 detained as Kangana calls CEC protests a conspiracy
Kangana Ranaut called the CJP-led anti-CEC stir a conspiracy to destabilise India as Delhi Police detained around 7,000 people ahead of the Jantar Mantar protest.
Kangana Ranaut has waded into the row over the CJP-led protest in Delhi with a sharp political charge. The actor and BJP MP from Mandi described the demonstrators demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation as ‘anti-national forces’ and said the agitation was part of a conspiracy to destabilise India.
What Kangana said
Speaking in Lucknow en route to Ayodhya, where she said she would offer prayers at the Ram temple, Kangana was asked about the capital’s clampdown. She stopped short of criticising the police action and instead turned the lens on the protesters.
‘Look at how people are now exposing these anti-national forces,’ she said. ‘Leave the police aside, now ordinary people too will catch them and demand answers from them because people have started recognising them.’
Kangana added that forces were working to protect the country, but said care should be taken so citizens did not face inconvenience.
The protest and the clampdown
The CJP had called for a massive demonstration at Jantar Mantar on October 10 demanding Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities linked to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The group has raised concerns about alleged wrongful voter deletions and sought more transparency in the revision process.
Delhi Police moved first. Key CJP leaders were detained before they could reach central Delhi, and about 41,000 security personnel were deployed. Around 7,000 people were detained across the city on Saturday, with most released later in the day; four former chief ministers were among those held.
- Protest call: a nationwide stir demanding the Chief Election Commissioner’s resignation
- Security: around 41,000 personnel deployed in Delhi
- Detentions: roughly 7,000 people held on Saturday
- Demand: transparency in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
Why this resonates with our audience
Kangana’s intervention matters because it turns a street-level political standoff into a celebrity flashpoint. Her statement is being read as much for her identity as a BJP MP as for her star power. For fans who track Bollywood’s intersection with politics, the episode shows how an actor can amplify a national controversy and sharpen its emotional stakes with a single phrase.
It also raises the temperature around electoral integrity. The CJP is not a traditional political organisation; the source describes it as a satirical movement that forced the resignation of the education minister three months ago. Its latest campaign has now drawn the attention of both a Hindi film star and the country’s top court.
What happens next
Delhi Police said it would keep central Delhi sealed on Sunday, with Jantar Mantar shut, borders barricaded and traffic diverted at 30 points. The Supreme Court is set to hear a plea accusing the authorities of defying its order against a complete shutdown of metro and train services. The CJP has vowed to march again.
For now, the image is set: a fortified capital, thousands detained, and a Bollywood MP framing the protesters as a threat to the nation.
Source: Hindustan Times
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