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Shiv Sena UBT Slams Centre Over Jantar Mantar Restriction, Says Government Fears Public
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News18•14-10-2026, 18:10
Shiv Sena UBT Slams Centre Over Jantar Mantar Restriction, Says Government Fears Public
- •Shiv Sena UBT targeted the central government on October 14, accusing it of institutionalizing authoritarianism and suppressing public dissent following Delhi Police stripping Jantar Mantar of its protest site status.
- •An editorial in Saamana stated that protests have been pushed to distant locations like Ramlila Maidan, Shahdara, and Burari Ground so that public movements do not reach Parliament or national consciousness.
- •The editorial highlighted the commercialization of democratic rights, noting that venues like Ramlila Maidan cost over Rs 1.5 lakh per day and require bookings months in advance.
- •Pushing voices outside city limits is a sign of deep administrative fear following protests that led to heavy security deployment and preventive detentions.
- •The Uddhav Thackeray-led faction claimed that when a government starts fearing its own people, the countdown to its end officially begins.
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Under the new Delhi Police orders, the designated protest locations have been shifted to Ramlila Maidan, CBD Ground in Shahdara, and Burari Ground.
Shiv Sena (UBT) accused the central government of authoritarianism and deep administrative fear, arguing that moving protests to distant venues is a strategy to suppress public dissent and ensure voices do not reach Parliament.
The venue changes followed protests by groups and opposition parties demanding accountability on electoral integrity and opposing the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, which led to heavy security and preventive detentions.
