Politics · India · 1 hr ago
Jantar Mantar loses protest-site status as CJP seeks date for demonstration
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) wants to protest alleged irregularities in electoral roll revisions in New Delhi.
It asked Delhi Police to choose a date for a demonstration at Jantar Mantar, a designated protest site.
The party submitted its request at a time when police had placed barricades and security personnel on nearby roads.
Police announced that Jantar Mantar was no longer a designated protest site, leaving the party’s plan uncertain.
CJP criticised the decision and said people should be able to protest peacefully.
It also called for security measures in Delhi to be reduced and alleged detentions and harassment to stop.
The party has not said what it will do next about the planned protest.
The Cockroach Janta Party asked Delhi Police to set a date for its proposed protest at Jantar Mantar.
The party gave police 24 hours to choose a date for the demonstration.
Police announced that Jantar Mantar was no longer a designated protest site, putting the plan in uncertainty.
CJP said the protest was against alleged irregularities in electoral roll revisions.
The party also criticized security measures and restrictions in Delhi.
- Who
- The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), including co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka.
- What
- CJP asked Delhi Police to set a date for a planned protest at Jantar Mantar. Police announced the site was no longer designated for protests.
- When
- Monday, according to the article.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar and Parliament Street in New Delhi.
- Why
- CJP planned to protest alleged electoral roll revision irregularities and criticized police measures in Delhi.
Cockroach Janta Party
Delhi Police
Jantar Mantar's status
Cockroach Janta Party
CJP sought permission to protest at the site and criticized its denotification.
Delhi Police
Police announced that Jantar Mantar was no longer a designated protest site.
Protest plans
Cockroach Janta Party
CJP said citizens have a constitutional right to assemble and protest peacefully.
Delhi Police
Police's reasons for denotifying the site were not stated.
CJP gave Delhi Police 24 hours to set a date for its proposed Jantar Mantar protest.
CJP co-convenors went to Parliament Street police station and submitted a letter seeking a protest date.
Police announced that Jantar Mantar was no longer a designated protest site.
- Party
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
- Proposed protest site
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Deadline given to police
- 24 hours
- Police deployment claim
- CJP said more than 55,000 police and paramilitary personnel had been deployed across Delhi over three days
What people are saying
We have come to police with a letter giving them the option to suggest a date on which we can hold our protest.
Protesting peacefully is our democratic right.
Why not declare Mt Everest as the designated protest site? Thirty minutes after we went to Delhi Police asking for a date when we can go to Jantar Mantar, it was denotified.
Today, Modi denotified Jantar Mantar... Tomorrow, he will denotify democracy itself... Anyway, Jantar Mantar was turned into a war zone... Ab poora desh Jantar Mantar banega!
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