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Delhi Police Designates Three New Protest Sites After Jantar Mantar Removal - Full Analysis for UPSC 2026 Vajirao & Reddy Institute - India's Top Potential Training Institute for IAS presents Daily Current Affairs from The Hindu, PIB, ET. BIG BREAKING: Jantar Mantar No More a Protest Site in Delhi! Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar issued Standing Order L&O/48/2026 on 11 Oct 2026, denotifying Jantar Mantar Road as designated protest site after 33 years. Decision based on MHA Committee recommendations. 3 NEW DESIGNATED PROTEST SITES IN DELHI: 1. Ramlila Maidan - Central District - 4 KM from Jantar Mantar - 12 Acres 2. Burari Ground - North Delhi - 21 KM away 3. CBD Ground - East Delhi Shahdara - 12-13 KM away WHY JANTAR MANTAR REMOVED? - Located in New Delhi District - Near Parliament, President House, PM House - Security & Law and Order Issues - Traffic disruption, Metro disruption - Recent massive protests - CEC Gyanesh Kumar resignation demand, Vote Chori, SIR Electoral Roll issue, INDIA bloc protest BACKGROUND: From Boat Club Lawns to Jantar Mantar - History of Protest Sites in Delhi. In 1988 Mahendra Singh Tikait led farmers protest at Boat Club. UPSC RELEVANCE: GS2 Polity: Right to Protest - Article 19(1)(a) Freedom of Speech, 19(1)(b) Right to Assemble Peacefully, Reasonable Restrictions Article 19(2) & 19(3). Supreme Court Ramlila Maidan Case 2012. GS2 Governance: Role of Delhi Police under MHA, Article 239AA. Prelims: Jantar Mantar was built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh in 1724 - astronomical observatory. Opposition Reaction: Congress, AAP, SP, CPI ML said anti-democratic. Traders Association welcomed. New SOP for protests at new sites to be issued soon - Modifies Standing Order of 28 April 2022. Subscribe for Daily Current Affairs for UPSC Prelims & Mains 2026. #DelhiPolice #JantarMantar #JantarMantarBanned #RamlilaMaidan #BurariGround #CBDGround #RightToProtest #Article19 #DelhiProtest #UPSC2026 #CurrentAffairs2026 #TheHindu #PIB #VajiraoAndReddyInstitute #UPSCPolity #SupremeCourt #MHA