Delhi witnessed heavy police deployment, barricading, and public transport disruptions following large-scale demonstrations demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar. Security forces detained nearly 3,000 individuals, including opposition leaders, student activists, and lawyers. Opposition figures, including Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee, Pinarayi Vijayan, and representatives from the Cockroach Janta Party, were detained across various locations, including Delhi airport. Following the administrative crackdown, metro station closures, and train cancellations, a special bench of the Supreme Court convened for a Sunday hearing on a habeas corpus petition and contempt plea against the Home Secretary. While opposition parties alleged civil rights violations and arbitrary detention, Bharatiya Janata Party representatives defended the police measures as necessary to maintain law and order, as former Chief Election Commissioner O. P. Rawat highl