Jantar Mantar denotified in its second busiest year since 2016 | Data
Delhi Police have de-notified Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site, despite the location seeing its second-highest number of demonstrations since 2016. Activists and opposition parties have criticized the move as an infringement on the right to protest.
Why it matters
The restriction of a historic protest site raises significant questions about the balance between public order and democratic rights in India.
Jantar Mantar denotified in its second busiest year since 2016 | Data left Students protest march against CEC Gyanesh Kumar near Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on Wednesday SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/4jzcwn/article71585647.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/GYANESH%20PROTEST%20DELHI%2010.JPG SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA NEW DELHI, 14/10/2026: Students protest march against CEC Gyanesh Kumar near Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on Wednesday. Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma / The Hindu The site has seen more than 600 demonstrations for free over the past decade, while newer sites hold financial constraints and are farther from Parliament. The Delhi Police’s move, on Monday, to de-notify Jantar Mantar as a designated venue for protests and demonstrations comes in the year when the site has witnessed perhaps the highest number of protests, at least since 2016.
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