Punjab, Oct. 16 -- The government has given two different courts two different reasons for removing Jantar Mantar as Delhi's designated protest site. The Solicitor General told the Supreme Court the court's own 9 October order was not the basis. Delhi Police told the Delhi High Court that the de-notification followed that order.
The two accounts
In the Supreme Court, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the 9 October order was not the basis for the decision, and that the Union Home Ministry committee had submitted a detailed report.
In the Delhi High Court, Delhi Police - which reports to the same Home Ministry - said Jantar Mantar was de-notified following the Supreme Court directive of 9 October.
Both statements cannot be true. One say...