Overview
- Delhi Police issued Standing Order No. L&O/48/2026 on Sunday, October 11, officially de‑notifying Jantar Mantar and naming Ramlila Maidan, Burari Ground and the CBD Ground as the new authorised venues for demonstrations.
- Police said detailed, revised standard operating procedures for protests at the three sites will be issued separately, leaving operational rules and permission timelines unsettled for organisers.
- Ramlila Maidan is largely unavailable for months and can be booked only on December 29, 30 and 31 this year, with a one‑day charge of about Rs 50,000 plus a Rs 55,000 refundable deposit and taxes (roughly Rs 1.21 lakh total); a small free section holds about 150 people and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi handles bookings after a Delhi Police no‑objection certificate.
- The three grounds lie farther from Parliament than Jantar Mantar — roughly 4–6 km to Ramlila Maidan, about 12–14 km to the CBD Ground and some 21–23 km to Burari — a change that reduces protesters’ proximity and symbolic visibility to central institutions.
- Opposition leaders and protest groups have criticised the move and the Delhi High Court has agreed to hear a petition challenging the de‑notification, a development that could decide how and where large demonstrations are allowed in the capital.