New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- For months, Delhi's Jantar Mantar has been the hotbed for student protests where Gen Zs have actively sought accountability from the Narendra Modi-led Union government, be it on the alleged NEET irregularities or the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR). On Monday, October 12, the Union Home Ministry denotified that very site, raising several questions about the intent of doing so.

The Jantar Mantar protest site lies in close proximity to the 300-year-old Jantar Mantar monument, built in the 18th century by Rajput king Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II of Amber, who served under the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah, the great-grandson of Aurangzeb. This beautiful architecture was built for astronomical purposes.

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