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Delhi police end Jantar Mantar’s status as a protest site
Delhi police have ended Jantar Mantar’s status as a designated protest site after 33 years.
The site is an 18th-century astronomical observatory in central Delhi, close to the corridors of power.
It has hosted demonstrations on a wide range of issues, including veterans’ pensions and demands for justice.
The decision follows a major NEET protest this summer and an ongoing stir against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Police have designated three new venues for protests.
The change means demonstrators can no longer use Jantar Mantar as an officially designated protest site.
The sources do not identify the new venues.
Delhi Police has denotified Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site, ending its status as a place for demonstrations.
The order was released on Monday, according to Hindustan Times.
The site had served as a protest venue for 33 years.
Police designated three new venues, but the article does not name them.
The decision came amid an ongoing protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and after a large NEET agitation.
- Who
- Delhi Police.
- What
- Police denotified Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site and designated three new venues.
- When
- The order was released on Monday; the article was published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
- Why
- The decision followed a large NEET agitation and came amid an ongoing protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Jantar Mantar functioned as a protest site.
Delhi Police released the order denotifying Jantar Mantar as a protest site.
- Protest site
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi
- Duration
- 33 years
- New venues
- 3 designated; names not stated
- Order released
- Monday
Sources
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