Delhi Police say Jantar Mantar is no longer a protest site
As thousands marched, police withdrew Jantar Mantar's status as an official protest venue.
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Thousands joined a protest march in New Delhi on Monday, 12 October. The same day Delhi Police announced that Jantar Mantar was no longer a designated protest site and identified three other venues.Sources:1Al Jazeera
Abhijeet Dipke wrote that "Jantar Mantar is not just a location but a spirit of resistance that nobody can ever take away."Sources:1Al Jazeera
Where it happened
Who is involved
- Delhi PoliceWithdrew protest-site statusPolice force of the National Capital Territory of DelhiSources:1Al Jazeera
- Abhijeet DipkeRejected the decisionFounder and National Convenor, Cockroach Janta PartySources:1Al Jazeera
- Cockroach Janta PartyLed the marchYouth-led protest movement in IndiaSources:1Al Jazeera
The story so far
11 linked events, oldest first. This event is highlighted.
- Cockroach Janta Party launched onlineActivist Abhijeet Dipke launched a satirical youth movement that drew a huge following within a week.
- Students begin indefinite Jantar Mantar protest over NEET paper leakThe Cockroach Janta Party began an indefinite sit-in demanding the Education Minister's resignation.
- Sonam Wangchuk begins hunger strike at Jantar MantarThe Ladakh activist joined the students with an indefinite hunger strike.
- 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.
- Wangchuk ends 26-day hunger strike after talks with governmentTwo Union ministers met the movement, and the hunger strike ended on agreed conditions.
- Dharmendra Pradhan resigns as Education MinisterThe minister resigned after weeks of student protests over the NEET paper leak.
- Cockroach Janta Party elects national leadershipDipke became National Convenor, with Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka as Co-Conveners.
- 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.
- Delhi Police say Jantar Mantar is no longer a protest siteAs thousands marched, police withdrew Jantar Mantar's status as an official protest venue.
- CJP leaders detained again after entering Jantar MantarAbout 20 volunteers, including three leaders, were detained a day after the site was closed to protests.
- Dipke detained a third time as police block Delhi rallyPolice took the founder into preventive detention before a rally for two jailed leaders; he was released the next day.
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- RSS leader calls Jantar Mantar student protest 'anti-national'At an ABVP meeting, Atul Limaye said the protest was taken over by "the wrong people". Dipke hit back.2 Aug 2026
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