NEW DELHI: Just this week, Jantar Mantar lost its status as a key protest site in Delhi. A petition in the Supreme Court, challenging the Centre’s very decision to denotify Jantar Mantar as designated protest site, has revived the discussion.
“We are issuing notice to the Centre, Delhi Police, seeking their reply. Let them reply. If it doesn’t satisfy, then the law will run its course,” the top court said on Thursday.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, said the decision to denotify Jantar Mantar as a protest site was taken on the recommendation of a committtee.
The Delhi Police order dated October 11 named Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground and CBD Ground in East Delhi as venues for protests, adding that a set of standard operating procedures (SOP) for holding protests at the three new locations would be issued separately.
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