Plea in HC challenges removal of Jantar Mantar as protest site
New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Indian Youth Congress's (IYC) chief Uday Bhanu Chib moved the Delhi high court against Delhi police's decision to de-notify Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site in the Capital.
Delhi police on Monday denotified Jantar Mantar as a protest site, ending its 33-year-long designation as one of the country's demonstration hubs. They designated three alternative venues for protests: Ramlila Maidan, Burari Ground in north Delhi, and CBD Ground in east Delhi.
While the first was spread across 12 acres and hosts thousands all year round, the other two are on the fringes of Delhi - 18km and 12.4km away from Jantar Mantar, respectively.
The order, titled "Guidelines for Holding Protests or Demonstrations in Delhi", said the ...
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