PM will denotify democracy tomorrow: Dipke on Jantar Mantar's denotification as protest site

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has addressed the rumors regarding the India-Sri Lanka ODI match. According to BCCI Honorary Secretary Devajit Saikia, the match remains scheduled in Delhi. He emphasized that no decision has been made to shift the venue to Ahmedabad. Saikia urged the media to rely solely on official BCCI communications for updates.

Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, criticized the denotification of Jantar Mantar as a protest site. He stated that it might lead to nationwide protests resembling the previous protests at Jantar Mantar. Dipke emphasized that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could potentially denotify democracy as well. He claimed that the issue lies not in the protest site itself but in the concept of protests.

Jantar Mantar sits 1.5 km from Parliament and spent over three decades as Delhi’s main protest ground. Now Delhi Police has replaced it with three new sites spread across the city. This slideshow covers how far those sites are from Parliament and what made the original venue so historically significant.

Jantar Mantar sits 1.5 km from Parliament and spent over three decades as Delhi’s main protest ground. Now Delhi Police has replaced it with three new sites spread across the city. This slideshow covers how far those sites are from Parliament and what made the original venue so historically significant.

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