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Jantar Mantar Denotified: Small Businesses Fear Huge Losses As Protests Move
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CNBC TV18•12-10-2026, 18:31
Jantar Mantar Denotified: Small Businesses Fear Huge Losses As Protests Move
- •The Delhi Police has denotified Jantar Mantar as a designated venue for protests, relocating demonstrations to Ramlila Maidan, Burari Ground, and CBD Ground in east Delhi.
- •Local vendors and small business owners fear a severe decline in customer footfall and mounting financial losses following the relocation of the protest site.
- •Long-time shopkeepers report that the absence of protesters and reduced office-goers have already impacted their daily earnings significantly.
- •The decision follows an official order based on recommendations from a committee constituted by the Union Home Ministry to find alternative protest venues.
- •Recent protests at Jantar Mantar had been organized by groups like the Cockroach Janta Party demanding the resignation of the chief election commissioner.
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Following the denotification of Jantar Mantar as a protest site by the Delhi Police on October 11, 2026, the three alternative venues designated for demonstrations are Ramlila Maidan, Burari Ground, and CBD Ground in east Delhi.
The Delhi Police denotified Jantar Mantar based on recommendations from a committee constituted by the Union Home Ministry to examine alternative venues for citizens to exercise their right to organize protests.
Small businesses and food stall vendors near Jantar Mantar are facing mounting losses of up to 40 percent and dwindling footfall due to the absence of protesters, heightened security, barricades, and fewer office-goers.
