{
  "id": 14090599,
  "title": "Jantar Mantar no longer Delhi’s protest site as police designate 3 new venues amid anti-CEC stir in capital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/jantar-mantar-no-longer-delhis-protest-site-as-police-designate-3-new",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T01:50:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jantar-mantar-no-longer-delhi-s-protest-site-as-police-designate-3-new-venues-amid-anti-cec-stir-in-capital-101791851246914.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "For 33 years, the historic Jantar Mantar astronomical observatory in Delhi served as a hub for various protests, ranging from pension parity to justice for sexual violence victims and opposition to corruption. However, the anti-CEC stir has led the police to de-notify Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site. This decision, signed by police commissioner Anurag Kumar on October 11, also identifies three new protest venues: Ramlila Maidan, Burari Ground, and CBD Ground. Jantar Mantar, founded in 1724 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, is an 18th-century observatory that has witnessed numerous significant movements, including the NEET agitation and protests against the Chief Election Commissioner. The denotification brings an end to Jantar Mantar's role as the country's most iconic site for dissent.",
  "summary": "The move follows years of legal scrutiny and comes days after the Supreme Court called for a larger venue with basic facilities for demonstrators.",
  "key_points": [
    "Jantar Mantar ends as Delhi's protest site after 33 years",
    "Police designate Ramlila Maidan, Burari Ground, and CBD Ground as new venues",
    "Decision signed by police commissioner Anurag Kumar on October 11"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Relocating demonstrations to peripheral grounds strips the city's most iconic landmark of its historical role as a central hub for public dissent and social movements.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Crackdown on Jantar Mantar 2.0, amid other closures, calls for redemocratisation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/crackdown-on-jantar-mantar-2-0-amid-other-closures-calls-for",
        "published": "2026-10-13T00:52:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Jantar Mantar’s changing place in Delhi’s protest map",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/jantar-mantars-changing-place-in-delhis-protest-map",
        "published": "2026-10-13T01:55:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Delhi’s new protest site comes at a cost: Ramlila Maidan booking tops ₹1.2 lakh, no dates till December, says report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/delhis-new-protest-site-comes-at-a-cost-ramlila-maidan-booking-tops-1",
        "published": "2026-10-13T02:53:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}