How Jantar Mantar became Delhi’s designated protest site | Explained 

Supreme Court of India directed the Centre to consider a plea seeking to discontinue Jantar Mantar as a designated site for protests and designate Ramlila Maidan instead as the principal protest venue for Delhi

For more than three decades, Jantar Mantar has served as the focal point of democratic dissent in the national capital. Despite its reputation as Delhi’s designated protest site, Jantar Mantar’s status has repeatedly been tested by security concerns, environmental regulations and court interventions.On Monday (August 3, 2026), the Supreme Court of India directed the Centre to consider a plea seeking to discontinue Jantar Mantar as a designated site for protests and designate Ramlila Maidan instead as the principal protest venue for the national capital.