India, Oct. 12 -- Delhi Police has de-notified Jantar Mantar as a designated site for protests and demonstrations, naming Ramlila Maidan, Burari Ground and CBD Ground in east Delhi as the new venues for public gatherings, according to an official order.

Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar issued the standing order on October 11, stating that the decision had been taken on the recommendations of a committee constituted by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to examine alternative venues for citizens to organise protests and demonstrations.

The move has drawn criticism from the Congress and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), whose leaders have questioned the decision to remove Jantar Mantar from the list of designated protest sites and al...