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Jantar Mantar

Historic site and protest ground in New Delhi

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What happened in Jantar Mantar

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Jantar Mantar is an 18th-century astronomical observatory near Parliament Street in New Delhi. The road beside it has long been the city's designated protest site.

On 12 October 2026 Delhi Police announced that Jantar Mantar was no longer a designated protest site and named three other venues.1Al Jazeera

What happened here

7 events in Jantar Mantar, newest first.

  1. CJP leaders detained again after entering Jantar MantarAbout 20 volunteers, including three leaders, were detained a day after the site was closed to protests.
  2. Delhi Police say Jantar Mantar is no longer a protest siteAs thousands marched, police withdrew Jantar Mantar's status as an official protest venue.
  3. CJP leaders detained at Delhi airport ahead of Jantar Mantar protestPolice detained the movement's leaders on arrival as Delhi was locked down to stop a rally against the election chief.
  4. Police allege Pakistan-handled suspect planned to disrupt Jantar Mantar protestWest Bengal police say a man they arrested planned to enter the student protest dressed as a police officer. The claim is untested in court.
  5. Wangchuk removed from Jantar Mantar; march to Parliament meets tear gasPolice removed Wangchuk on a court order, then clashed with a "Sansad Chalo" march toward Parliament.
  6. Sonam Wangchuk begins hunger strike at Jantar MantarThe Ladakh activist joined the students with an indefinite hunger strike.
  7. Students begin indefinite Jantar Mantar protest over NEET paper leakThe Cockroach Janta Party began an indefinite sit-in demanding the Education Minister's resignation.

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