'Ab poora desh Jantar Mantar banega!': CJP reacts as designated protest site changed
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has criticized the Delhi Police's decision to remove Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site. Government officials argue the move is part of a broader plan to relocate protests to alternative venues like Ramlila Ground.
Why it matters
The decision sparks debate over the fundamental right to peaceful assembly and the government's role in regulating public dissent in India's capital.
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Monday criticised the decision to remove Jantar Mantar as a designated protest venue, accusing the government of targeting the right to dissent.“They have removed Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site. Yes, it’s no longer a protest site as anyway it was turned into a war zone by the coward dictator. Ab poora desh Jantar Mantar banega!” Dipke wrote on X.In a separate post, Dipke said the decision reflected a broader threat to democratic freedoms. “Today, Modi denotified Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site. Tomorrow, he will denotify democracy itself,” he wrote, adding that “the dictator’s problem was never the protest site.
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