# India’s Jantar Mantar loses designated protest-site status

https://mins.news/en/video/97387

- CNA, 2026-10-13 03:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJIyCHdSdDU

> Indian police detained thousands of demonstrators over the weekend, closed several metro stations and restricted access to parts of central New Delhi amid sporadic protests calling for the election chief’s resignation. Authorities have since removed long-used protest venue Jantar Mantar from the official list of designated sites, days after police refused the Cockroach Janta Party permission to demonstrate there.

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