New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Jantar Mantar in central Delhi is no longer the officially designated venue for protests and demonstrations in the national capital.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has instead designated three new venues for protests in Delhi: Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground, and CBD Ground.

The decision comes at a time when Opposition parties, civil society groups such as the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), and student organisations, including the All India Students' Association (AISA) and the Students' Federation of India (SFI), held protests and marches around Jantar Mantar.

Jantar Mantar, originally an 18th-century observatory, would rather ring a dissent bell. The venue is significant because it brought public dissent within sight ...