{
  "id": 13917238,
  "title": "Jantar Mantar Loses Designated Protest Venue Status Amid CJP's 24-Hour Ultimatum To Delhi Police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/jantar-mantar-loses-designated-protest-venue-status-amid-cjps-24-hour",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T08:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/jantar-mantar-loses-designated-protest-venue-status-amid-cjps-24-hour-ultimatum-to-delhi-police"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Following the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) Monday announcement of a 24-hour ultimatum to Delhi Police regarding a protest at Jantar Mantar, the site has lost its status as a designated protest venue. The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, had formed a committee to identify alternative locations for citizens' rights to organize protests. Consequently, Jantar Mantar is now de-notified, while three new venues have been designated: Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground, and CBD Ground in East Delhi. The Delhi Police are expected to issue revised Standard Operating Procedures for organizing protests at these venues.\n\nCJP Co-Convenor Saurav Das emphasized that peaceful protest is a constitutional right, and people will continue exercising it. The party left the decision of date and time for the proposed demonstration to Delhi Police. Das stated that people would continue holding peaceful protests, and the police should not indefinitely keep the matter pending.",
  "summary": "Hours after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday said it would give the Delhi Police 24 hours to respond to its request for permission to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar amid protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over SIR, a standing order dated October 10 de-notified Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site. Three alternative protest venues designated According to a…",
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        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Jantar Mantar de-notified as protest venue, Delhi Police circular says | All you need to know",
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        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Jantar Mantar denotified as protest site",
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    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}