CPI(M) decries detention of protesting leaders, says ‘an Emergency-like situation prevails in Delhi’

“A brutal atmosphere similar to that during the Emergency prevails in Delhi. The Delhi Police have turned violent like RSS-BJP goons,” the party says in a statementIn the wake of the Delhi Police detaining several protesters, including senior CPI(M) leaders, as they planned to take out a march to Jantar Mantar in the national capital on Saturday (October 10, 2026) demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, the CPI(M) Keralam State Secretariat strongly condemned the “fascist action of the Central Government in suppressing the protests”.