Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Monday reacted to the Delhi Police’s decision to de-notify Jantar Mantar as a designated protest venue, saying the entire country would now become a site for demonstrations.
“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. The circular also named three alternative locations for holding demonstrations in the national capital. Based on the committee’s recommendations, Jantar Mantar was de-notified as a designated protest site. The three new venues identified for demonstrations are Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground and CBD Ground in Shahdara. The de-notification of Jantar Mantar follows a weekend of mass detentions in Delhi, including those of several former chief ministers, amid protest calls against Kumar.
The Ministry of Home Affairs had constituted a committee to examine alternative venues for citizens to exercise their right to organise protests and demonstrations, according to the Delhi Police circular. Delhi Police said the detentions were preventive measures taken to maintain law and order in view of the planned demonstrations by several groups, primarily the CJP. The reaction came after a Delhi Police circular on Monday announced that Jantar Mantar would no longer be a designated venue for protests and demonstrations.
