Must seek Jantar Mantar protest permission 10 days before event: Delhi Police

By The Hindu Staff

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CJP's Saurav Das with others seen addressing the media on October 10, 2026, protest at Jantar Mantar, at Press Club of India, New Delhi on October 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma

With INDIA bloc leaders marching to Jantar Mantar seeking Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's removal, the Delhi Police on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) reiterated that permission to protest at the site has to be sought 10 days in advance and gatherings not exceeding 1,000 people.

The clarification comes amid heightened security in central Delhi, with the INDIA bloc holding a protest demanding the removal of CEC Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) planning a protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10.

Under the Delhi Police's standing order issued in compliance with a 2018 Supreme Court judgment in Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan vs Union of India, protests, demonstrations and sit-ins at Jantar Mantar require prior permission from the competent authority.

The police guidelines prescribe the 18th-century observatory for gatherings of up to 1,000 people, while larger protests are to be shifted to other designated sites.

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 7, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com

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