New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Communist Party of India (CPI) General Secretary D Raja on Thursday said the INDIA bloc would fight against the denotification of Jantar Mantar as a designated venue for protests and demonstrations, asserting that people must have a place to express dissent and opposition.

He said the issue was discussed at the INDIA bloc meeting, where it was decided that the government should not be allowed to denotify the protest venue.

"We discussed the issue in the INDIA bloc meeting, and we decided we should not allow the government to denotify Jantar Mantar; then what is the place for people to express their dissent, their opposition? So we'll have to fight for restoring Jantar Mantar for people's protest, people's actions. ...