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Citizens divided between October 10 protest calls, police warnings

October 8, 2026 admin

Police personnel deployed after prohibitory orders under Section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita enforced in the area around Jantar Mantar Road, following INDIA bloc MPs’ protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi. File. | Photo Credit: ANI With the police calling up volunteers, holding meetings with residents and using loudspeakers to…

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Last-minute requests, cap on gathering: how Delhi Police decides on Jantar Mantar protests

October 7, 2026 admin

Police personnel stationed near Jantar Mantar on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Over the past few weeks, several organisations — from anti-reservation groups to those opposed to the special intensive revision (SIR) of voter rolls — have sought permission to hold demonstrations at Jantar Mantar. Their requests have been denied amid concerns over “open calls”…

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Blocked routes and repeated detentions mark SIR protest in Delhi

October 2, 2026 admin

Students and activists attempting to march to Jantar Mantar were detained at multiple points in central Delhi on Friday as the police barricaded most roads leading to the protest site. Several protesters who managed to get out of police buses were detained again as they tried to continue the demonstration. The protest, called for Gandhi…

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Jantar Mantar protest fuelled interest but money, muscle persist in DU politics: students

September 18, 2026 admin

Security personnel deployed to maintain law and order during the DUSU Elections 2026 at North Campus , Delhi University ,in New Delhi on Friday. Photo: | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA As students went to cast their votes on Friday, some said the large-scale protests at Jantar Mantar encouraged many to “raise their voices” and…

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How Jantar Mantar became Delhi’s designated protest site | Explained

August 4, 2026 admin

For more than three decades, Jantar Mantar has served as the focal point of democratic dissent in the national capital. Despite its reputation as Delhi’s designated protest site, Jantar Mantar’s status has repeatedly been tested by security concerns, environmental regulations and court interventions. On Monday (August 3, 2026), the Supreme Court of India directed the…

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Students return to Jantar Mantar to debunk viral false protest videos

August 2, 2026 admin

Police personnel checking all Vehicles leading towards Jantar Mantar on July 25, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma A week after the 36-day protest led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) ended at Jantar Mantar, students continue to return to the site, not to stage fresh demonstrations, but to counter what they describe…

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Students return to Jantar Mantar over ‘police crackdown’

July 29, 2026 admin

The protest by 13 outfits began at 3 p.m. and continued for two hours. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Students from various Left organisations held a protest at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday against the “police crackdown” in States such as West Bengal, Bihar, and Assam on protesters who participated in the 36-day stir led by…

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Rain, reflections on Jantar Mantar protest mark Day 1 of DU’s new academic session

July 28, 2026 admin

Students of Miranda House enjoying the rain on Tuesday, the first day of Delhi University’s new academic session. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The new academic session at Delhi University (DU) opened on Tuesday to a familiar sight — nervous freshers, returning seniors and long registration queues. Amid the downpour and low attendance, campuses…

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‘Here for our children’: parents flock to CJP protest site on last day

July 25, 2026 admin

Amid the sea of students and placards at Jantar Mantar, some of the youngest faces were children barely two years old, perched on their parents’ shoulders or walking while clutching their fingers. For many parents, joining the protest was both an act of defiance and a demand for a better future for their children. On…

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Internet down, 18 metro stations shut, yet Jantar Mantar remains upbeat

July 24, 2026 admin

Thousands of people continued to turn up at the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar on Friday, even as the restrictions around the authorities closed the entry and exit gates at 18 metro stations, two more than were closed the previous day. Internet services remained suspended at Jantar Mantar, Sansad Marg and parts…

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