{
  "id": 15204363,
  "title": "Congress gets Delhi Police nod for Ramlila Maidan rally amid SIR protests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/congress-gets-delhi-police-nod-for-ramlila-maidan-rally-amid-sir",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T13:17:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/congress-gets-delhi-police-nod-for-ramlila-maidan-rally-amid-sir-protests-101792242812010.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A No Objection Certificate (NOC) has been granted to the Congress party for a rally at Ramlila Maidan, announced Delhi Police on Saturday. DCP Central Rohit Rajbir Singh informed ANI that the site will be reserved from October 25 to November 3. This decision follows Delhi's Jantar Mantar being re-designated as an alternative venue for protests and demonstrations, replacing the de-notified status of the former. The Delhi Police has now designated three new protest sites - Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground, and CBD Ground in East Delhi. The Congress initially sought availability information from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), which confirmed the ground's openness from October 25 to November 3. Upon receiving this confirmation, the Congress party approached the Delhi Police, who subsequently granted the NOC. The DCP stated that the ground is now ready for use, following which the Congress will submit the certificate back to the MCD, the land's owning agency, to proceed with their event preparations. This comes amid a larger dispute over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, a matter that has fueled numerous protests in Delhi led by the INDIA Bloc and activists. The opposition has demanded a rollback of SIR and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. These protests led to a police crackdown, with over a hundred demonstrators being arrested. The Congress has been continuing its demonstrations against the Chief Election Commissioner, with INDIA Bloc allies supporting the movement. Jantar Mantar was de-notified as a protest site after a Cockroach Janata Party-led rally saw a heavy police response. Three activists - Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das, and Ashutosh Ranka - were detained on October 10 and released later. Das and Ranka were subsequently arrested for trespassing at Jantar Mantar, resulting in five days of judicial custody for them. Dipke was detained by the Delhi Police on Friday to prevent him from organizing a Lehra Do Tiranga rally at Central Park in Connaught Place, under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). He has been released on bail with certain conditions.",
  "summary": "A No Objection Certificate (NOC) has been issued to the Congress for a rally at Ramlila Maidan, said Delhi Police on Saturday.",
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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."
}