Jantar Mantar, New Delhi (file image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Delhi Police have ended the status of Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site, in an order reported on October 12.
The order cites a Home Ministry committee set up to find alternative venues.
The Supreme Court had asked on October 9 whether another site should be designated, citing amenities.
The new venues are Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground and CBD Ground in East Delhi.
The decision comes during protests over the special intensive revision of electoral rolls.
The order was signed by Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar, according to the same reports.
It says a committee set up by the Home Ministry to look for alternative protest venues made recommendations, and that Jantar Mantar was de-notified on that basis.
The Tribune dates the order October 11, while The Hans India says a police circular announcing the decision was issued on Monday, October 12, so the public announcement may have come a day after the order.
A detailed standard operating procedure for the three new venues will be issued separately, according to the reports.
The move follows a Supreme Court suggestion on October 9 that the government consider whether another location should be designated for peaceful protests in place of Jantar Mantar, citing amenities, according to the reports.
The decision comes amid protests in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the special intensive revision of electoral rolls.
On Sunday, October 11, more than 100 people were detained while marching towards Jantar Mantar, according to PTI reports quoted by ETV Bharat.
The detained included students and supporters of the CJP protest, according to the same live blog.
At a special Sunday sitting, the Supreme Court ordered that people who gather peacefully, outside areas under prohibitory orders, should not be detained arbitrarily.
The court also said metro, rail and internet services should run normally, according to the ETV Bharat live blog.
Jantar Mantar, New Delhi (file image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
