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Might as well agitate in Thar Desert: RK Singh slams Jantar Mantar curbs
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Moneycontrol•13-10-2026, 22:45
Might as well agitate in Thar Desert: RK Singh slams Jantar Mantar curbs
- •Former Union minister and ex-Home Secretary RK Singh has strongly criticised Delhi Police restrictions on demonstrations at Jantar Mantar.
- •Singh argued that restricting protests to remote venues undermines the fundamental right to peaceful assembly guaranteed under Article 19.
- •His remarks follow the detention of Cockroach Janta Party members who entered the denotified protest site demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Singh also questioned the legality of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, alleging that millions of voters have been illegally disenfranchised.
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Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar issued a standing order designating Ramlila Maidan, Burari Ground, and CBD Ground as alternative venues for protests and demonstrations after removing Jantar Mantar from the list.
Delhi Police registered an FIR against CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka, and other members for entering the heavily barricaded Jantar Mantar area without authorization, violating prohibitory orders, and breaching peace bonds.
Former Home Secretary RK Singh criticized the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, arguing that deleting 13.30 crore voters was inconsistent with the Representation of the People Act and unconstitutionally disenfranchised citizens.
