The Cockroach Janta Party has called for a demonstration on October 10, 2026, demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
In the lead‑up to the protest, the Delhi Police’s cybercrime monitoring department has begun issuing a large number of takedown requests through the Sahyog mobile application. The tool, used by authorised government agencies, allows them to ask social media platforms and other online intermediaries to remove or disable access to specific content.
According to people familiar with the matter, at least 200 takedown orders have been issued via Sahyog in connection with the upcoming demonstration. This figure is described as five times the typical weekly volume, which normally averages around 40 orders over a seven‑day period.
It functions as a portal through which authorised government agencies can request content removal from social media platforms.
The content flagged for removal includes posts that authorities label as threats to public order, as well as material critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the central government, and the Delhi Police itself.
Sahyog was developed under the Ministry of Home Affairs' Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre. It functions as a portal through which authorised government agencies can request content removal from social media platforms.
Delhi Police have deployed additional personnel across the capital for heightened scrutiny ahead of the demonstration.
A person familiar with the matter said, "This is five times the number of orders that are usually issued in a week. Usually, around 40 orders are issued over the course of a week, according to the trends of the last couple of months. Sometimes, the number is even lower." The comment underscores how the current pace of takedowns deviates sharply from recent norms.
