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Opposition plans protests after Jantar Mantar de-notification

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 10:04 AM UTC · How we work

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On October 13-14, 2026, opposition leaders met at Rahul Gandhi’s Delhi residence to plan protests after the government de-notified Jantar Mantar and arrested CJP leaders.
Opposition highlighted a constitutional right to wave the national flag at Jantar Mantar and filed a Supreme Court petition for an independent electoral-roll review panel.
Home Ministry announced three alternative protest sites—Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground, and CBD Ground.

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Journalist Detentions

Opposition leaders met at Rahul Gandhi’s Delhi home on October 13-14, 2026 to plan protests after de-notified Jantar Mantar and arrested CJP leaders.
Police sealed Jantar Mantar entrances, imposed a 24-hour internet shutdown within kilometres, and detained protesters, women activists and journalists, curbing dissent.
Women activists from Students’ Federation of India were detained at 6 p.m., alleging beatings.
At least seven journalists covering protests were detained despite showing identification cards.

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The Union Home Ministry ordered a 24-hour internet shutdown within a four-kilometre radius of Jantar Mantar and suspended mobile-data services at detention centres.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

In June 1975 President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, on Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s advice, invoked Article 352 and the Maintenance of Internal Security Act to suspend civil liberties, imprisoning over 100,000 opponents. The 21-month Emergency ended in March 1977, leaving a legacy of press censorship and detention that activists recall when the Home Ministry sealed Jantar Mantar and imposed a four-kilometre internet blackout in October 2026.

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Constitutional Flag Right

On October 13-14, 2026, opposition leaders met at Rahul Gandhi’s Delhi residence to plan protests after the government de-notified Jantar Mantar and arrested CJP leaders.
Opposition highlighted a constitutional right to wave the national flag at Jantar Mantar and filed a Supreme Court petition for an independent electoral-roll review panel.
Home Ministry announced three alternative protest sites—Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground, and CBD Ground.

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