{
  "id": 14074224,
  "title": "As Jantar Mantar loses protest site tag, CJP plans get disrupted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/as-jantar-mantar-loses-protest-site-tag-cjp-plans-get-disrupted",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T23:54:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/as-jantar-mantar-loses-protest-site-tag-cjp-plans-get-disrupted/articleshow/134905123.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Janta Party (CJP) urged Delhi Police to select a date for a proposed protest at Jantar Mantar against alleged electoral roll changes, giving the force a 24-hour window. However, just as the party sought approval, the police announced the designation of Jantar Mantar as a non-protest area, leaving the CJP's plans in limbo and causing frustration. CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka arrived at Parliament Street police station to deliver a letter outlining their demand, but found police barricades and personnel along nearby roads, including Firoz Shah Road. Security measures around Parliament Street were particularly tight, with loudspeakers warning passersby to stay away from barricades and restrictions on media coverage. Inside the police station, the CJP claimed the DCP, additional DCP, and SHO were absent, leaving the station seemingly deserted since their arrival. CJP asserted that over 55,000 police and paramilitary personnel had been deployed across Delhi in the past three days, causing disruptions, detentions, and financial losses for businesses. The party blamed road closures and the refusal to grant Jantar Mantar as a protest site for the growing public unrest, demanding reduced security deployment, an end to illegal detentions and harassment of journalists, and permission to hold a peaceful protest at a designated site. CJP leaders expressed their belief that peaceful protest is a democratic right, comparing the situation to a government-led war against citizens. Shortly after Jantar Mantar's denial of being a protest site, Ranka criticized the decision on social media, comparing it to Modi denouncing Jantar Mantar and democracy itself.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "‘Will make Jantar Mantar in every city’: CJP announces protests in Rajasthan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/will-make-jantar-mantar-in-every-city-cjp-announces-protests-in",
        "published": "2026-10-12T19:00:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Jantar Mantar out as protest hub; 3 new venues named",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/jantar-mantar-out-as-protest-hub-3-new-venues-named",
        "published": "2026-10-12T23:11:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}