Delhi Metro Shuts 16 Stations, Including Rajiv Chowk, ITO, Mandi House Amid Protests | Check Full List

CJP Protest: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Wednesday temporarily closed 16 metro stations, including Rajiv Chowk, Central Secretariat, and Mandi House, until further notice due to heightened security arrangements in the national capital amid ongoing protests led by the Cockraoch Janta Party (CJP).

In a post on X, the DMRC said that following 16 metro stations have been closed until further notice:

1. Lok Kalyan Marg
2. Rajiv Chowk
3. Patel Chowk
4. Ramakrishna Ashram Marg
5. Barakhambha Road
6. Supreme Court
7. Seva Teerth
8. Janpath
9. Mandi House
10. Central Secretariat
11. ITO
12. Delhi Gate
13. Indraprastha
14. Khan Market
15. Jor Bagh
16. Shivaji Stadium

However, the DMRC said that the interchange facilities will be available

at Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House and Central Secretariat.

Service Update

Below mentioned Metro stations have been closed till further instructions. However, Interchange facility shall remain available at Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House and Central Secretariat.

1. Lok Kalyan Marg
2. Rajiv Chowk
3. Patel Chowk
4. Ramakrishna Ashram Marg
5.…

— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (@OfficialDMRC) July 22, 2026

CNN-News18 conducted a ground walkthrough at Janpath and Rajiv Chowk Metro stations, where all entry and exit gates remained shut. Security personnel were deployed inside the station premises, while barricades had been erected outside to prevent public access. Although train services continued to operate through the affected corridors, commuters were not allowed to enter or exit through the closed stations.

Similarly, on Monday, the DMRC temporarily closed five central Delhi stations, Janpath, Rajiv Chowk, Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat and Seva Teerth, “due to security reasons.”

CRPF Deployed At Metro Stations

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has also been deployed at key metro stations and along routes leading to Parliament as security has been stepped up in the national capital. CRPF personnel have been stationed at metro stations in central Delhi and on roads leading to the Parliament complex to assist Delhi Police in maintaining law and order.

VIDEO | Delhi: Rajiv Chowk, Janpath, Patel Chowk and Central Secretariat Metro stations closed due to security reasons. Visuals from outside Central Secretariat Metro Station.

“I have to go to Rohini… I came to Patel Chowk Metro but it was closed. I took an auto to come here… pic.twitter.com/q6Egv7pSam

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 22, 2026

Earlier, 20 additional companies of the CRPF were airlifted from West Bengal after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) ordered their immediate deployment in the national capital.

CJP Protests

The closures come on the third day of Parliament’s Monsoon Session, with all 16 stations located near Jantar Mantar and the Parliament complex, where security has been heightened.

The protests were triggered by allegations of irregularities in the examination and recruitment systems, with students demanding greater accountability and reforms in the education sector. Protesters are also seeking the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak row.

Thousands of protesters regrouped at Jantar Mantar—the main protest site of the CJP — a day after police used force to disperse demonstrators marching towards Parliament. The protests, joined by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, began in late June, with demonstrators seeking accountability over the alleged paper leak and demanding Pradhan’s resignation.

It intensified on Tuesday, with senior Congress leaders, including party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, leading a protest march to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi.

The Congress leaders were joined by several opposition figures, including Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, as they demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Modi and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the handling of the controversy.

The detention of Rahul Gandhi and several Opposition MPs has since widened the confrontation, turning the student-led agitation into a broader political battle between the Opposition and the BJP-led Centre.

Wangchuk, who had been on an indefinite hunger strike, was removed from the protest site by the Delhi Police last week and admitted to Safdarjung Hospital. On Tuesday, he was discharged from the government hospital and shifted to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram following directions from the Delhi High Court.

(With inputs from agencies)