India, Nov. 3 -- The Delhi Police on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that Jantar Mantar is no longer suitable for protests and that a public road should not have been designated as a permanent protest site, citing concerns over public safety, traffic congestion, emergency access, and the security of vital installations.

In a counter affidavit filed before Chief Justice of India Surya Kant in a separate petition by Swaty Singh, Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar defended the decision to de-notify Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site, saying the decision was taken after considering the recommendations of a committee constituted by the Union Home Ministry, which had unanimously found the site unsuitable for protests and demonst...