Jantar Mantar

Delhi Police denied permission for the CJP's Jantar Mantar protest, citing late notice and public-order concerns. Here's what the Constitution and law say about the right to protest

Delhi Police denied permission for the CJP's Jantar Mantar protest, citing late notice and public-order concerns. Here's what the Constitution and law say about the right to protest

Delhi Police denied permission for the CJP's Jantar Mantar protest, citing late notice and public-order concerns. Here's what the Constitution and law say about the right to protest

Fair price shops dealers held a protest here at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday demanding a minimum income guarantee of Rs 50,000 per month and a continued supply of food grains under the old Prime Minister's Garib Kalyan yojana (PMGKY) Scheme. The protesters from All India Fair Price Shop Dealers' Federation (AIFPSF) had come from different states and gathered at Jantar Mantar. The body's national general secretary Biswambhar Basu said that they demand a continued supply of food grains under the old PMGKY scheme as before and a minimum monthly income guarantee of Rs 50,000. The organisation came with a roster of 11 demands in all. Among its other demands were a minimum margin of Rs 764 only per quintal and allowing the fair price shop dealers in rural areas to function as direct procurement agents (DPA) for rice and wheat.

The BJP believes that Kejriwal should resign on the basis of morality, and if he does not do so, the BJP will force him to resign

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that the hunger strike launched by CM KCR's daughter K Kavitha at Jantar Mantar in the national capital is an attempt to divert attention from other issues

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said it is "extremely shameful" that no action has been taken against those who have been accused of sexual exploitation by female wrestlers

The Congress on Friday raised questions over the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and demanded that the Wrestling Federation of India be dissolved immediately and probe be initiated

Under pressure to resign from his position over allegations of sexual exploitation of women wrestlers, Wrestling Federation of India chairman BBS Singh stated today in press conference

Prominent wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, have accused Singh of sexually exploiting women wrestlers 'for years'

Hundreds of tribals from Tripura, including a large number of women, on Monday began their two-day sit-in demonstrations at Jantar Mantar in the national capital to intensify their demand

CPI-Marxist-Leninist-backed AISA and several other organisations on Saturday staged a demonstration at Jantar Mantar against the release of 11 convicts by the Gujarat government in the Bilkis Bano case. The activists said that the decision to release the 11 convicts on 'remission' on August 15 was a slap on the constitutional values and secular fabric of the country. The protest was also joined by documentary filmmaker Gauhar Raza who recited Faiz Ahmed Faiz's nazm 'Chand Roz Aur'. "The pattern from Kathua to Unnao to Hathras and Gujarat is the same - rapists being shielded by the government," All India Students' Association (AISA) said in a statement. Kavita Krishnan, National Secretary of All India Progressive Women's Association (AIPWA), said the early release of the convicts was actually a reward for their heinous acts, which was evident in their garlanding. "This was a signal to the voters of Gujarat that the government of Gujarat and BJP-RSS stands with the rapists and ...

Apart from unemployment, the withdrawal of the Electrical Reform Bill and implementation of the minimum support price (MSP) on commercial crops were among the major demands of the farmers

As per the information, Delhi Police has detained some farmers protesting at Ghazipur on the Delhi-UP border.

Meanwhile, the Samyuktha Kisan Morcha has written to President Dropudi Murmu in connection with their protest

The Delhi Police increased security at the Ghazipur, Singhu, and Tikri borders as hundreds of farmers from different states started reaching the national capital ahead of the 'mahapanchayat'

Farmers will hold protests at Jantar Mantar against unemployment

The Delhi Police has made elaborate security arrangements to avoid any untoward incidents ahead of the mahapanchayat called at the capital's Jantar Mantar by various farmers' groups

Congress holds Satyagraha at Jantar Mantar to protest against Rahul Gandhi's questioning by ED and the newly launched Agnipath scheme

Congress MPs and leaders will sit on a "Satyagraha" at the Jantar Mantar here Sunday morning in solidarity with the youths protesting against the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces