Delhi police chief calls Jantar Mantar a road, not protest site
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The Delhi Police Commissioner stated in a Supreme Court affidavit that Jantar Mantar is a public road and the State can change protest venues.
- The police chief argued that no one can insist on protesting only at a specific site.
- The location was previously denotified because it can only accommodate up to 1,500 people.
- The affidavit maintains that the State holds the authority to alter demonstration venues.
Covered by 5 outlets across the spectrum: 60% left, 20% center, 20% right.
How each side framed it
Jantar Mantar should never have been designated as protest site, Delhi Police tells SC
Delhi Police Removes Barricades At Jantar Mantar After Denotifying It As Protest Venue, Easing Movement For Residents | Video
Right to protest can't justify endless occupation of a site: SC
Timeline
First to report: Scroll.in (); 5 articles from 5 outlets so far.
Who is covering this story
- Left-leaning (3): Scroll.in, The Hindu, The New Indian Express
- Center (1): Free Press Journal
- Right-leaning (1): Times of India
Sources
- Jantar Mantar should never have been designated as protest site, Delhi Police tells SC — Scroll.in (left-leaning) ·
- Jantar Mantar is a road, not a site, says Delhi Police chief — The Hindu (left-leaning) ·
- Right to protest can't justify endless occupation of a site: SC — Times of India (right-leaning) ·
- Barricades removed at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar after police denotify it as protest site — The New Indian Express (left-leaning) ·
- Delhi Police Removes Barricades At Jantar Mantar After Denotifying It As Protest Venue, Easing Movement For Residents | Video — Free Press Journal (center) ·