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Delhi Police Designates Three New Protest Sites After Jantar Mantar Removal | No More Protest at Jantar Mantar Explained
Vajirao & Reddy Institute - India's Top Potential Training Institute for IAS presents The Hindu Analysis.
BIG UPDATE for UPSC - Jantar Mantar No Longer a Protest Site!
Delhi Police has designated 3 new locations for protests/dharnas in Delhi after removing Jantar Mantar as official protest site.
What are the 3 New Designated Protest Sites?
1. Area near India Gate / Man Singh Road (Central Delhi)
2. Ramlila Maidan - Traditional protest hub
3. Rajghat / Shaheedi Park Area
Why Jantar Mantar Protest Site Removed?
- NGT Order 2017 - Noise pollution, violation of environmental norms
- Resident complaints - Jantar Mantar is residential area
- Traffic disruption in Lutyens' Delhi
- Law & Order concerns - proximity to Parliament
- Delhi High Court & Supreme Court observations on Right to Protest vs Public Order
Historical Context:
- Jantar Mantar was official protest site since 1993 after Supreme Court banned protests at Boat Club
- Famous movements: Anna Hazare Anti-Corruption Movement 2011, Nirbhaya Protests, Farmers Protest
UPSC Relevance:
GS2: Polity - Fundamental Rights, Article 19(1)(a) Right to Freedom of Speech & Expression, Article 19(1)(b) Right to Assemble Peaceably, Reasonable Restrictions Article 19(2) & 19(3), Supreme Court Judgements on Right to Protest - Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan vs UOI 2018, Amit Sahni vs Commissioner of Police (Shaheen Bagh Case 2020)
GS2: Governance - Role of Police, Delhi Police Act, Maintenance of Public Order
Prelims: Jantar Mantar - Historical Monument built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, NGT, Article 19
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