Delhi Metro Rail Corporation closed entry and exit at six central stations — Janpath, Mandi House, Barakhamba Road, Central Secretariat, Rajiv Chowk and Patel Chowk — from 6 am to 4 pm on Monday, Indian Express reported, ahead of the Congress march to the Supreme Court. [E1][E2] NDTV reported the close was due to "security" reasons, as Opposition's INDIA bloc has called for a protest march to the Supreme Court in continuance of their agitation against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over voter roll revision. [E6]
Interchange facility will remain available at all the concerned metro stations, the DMRC said in an X post, NDTV reported. [E7]
Security agencies will review the situation and necessary updates will be shared accordingly, the DMRC said. [E7]
Hindustan Times reported that the Supreme Court on Sunday ordered that peaceful, unarmed protesters cannot be detained except in accordance with the "procedure established by law", while further directing that metro and railway services in Delhi operate normally, internet connectivity remain undisturbed and free movement of people be restored. [E12] On Monday, DMRC closed six stations.
Indian Express reported that, saying that there was a prima facie contempt case, the bench issued notices to the Centre, Delhi Police and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to file affidavits and submit compliance reports. [E3]
Financial Express reported that the demands include an end to what Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called vote theft, a halt to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, and the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. [E4]
Chief Justice Surya Kant declined the meeting request in an email, saying Gandhi and the Congress delegation should instead approach the court legally since the issue is already being heard by the court and should be addressed through judicial proceedings, a Congress source said, Internazionale reported. [E11]
Kant also pointed out that the court could examine these issues through judicial review under Article 32 of the Constitution and other legal provisions, Financial Express reported. He said that if the Opposition filed a petition on Monday, the court could hear it the next day, along with other related cases already scheduled for hearing. [E5]
NDTV reported that, in view of possible traffic congestion at various stretches from 6 am due to strict security arrangements and metro closure, the Delhi Traffic Police issued an advisory warning of possible traffic disruptions and diversions at multiple locations. [E8]
Internazionale reported that the revision that started last year saw over 130 million names, more than the population of Japan, being deleted from voter lists, including the dead, the relocated and people who could not be traced. [E9]
The Election Commission has denied favouring any party and said wrongly deleted voters can re-enrol, while the BJP has accused its rivals of trying to undermine the country's democracy by wrongly questioning legitimate electoral processes, Internazionale reported. [E10]