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Agnipath protests: Cong announces solidarity 'Satyagrah' at Jantar Mantar

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

Students evacuated from Ukraine, parents hold protest at Jantar Mantar

Around 300 parents and students from across the nation under the Parents Association of Ukraine MBBS Students demanded the government ensure the evacuees enrollment in the Indian institutes

Hate speech case: Delhi HC grants bail to organiser of Jantar Mantar event

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted bail to Preet Singh, one of organisers of an event at Jantar Mantar where communal slogans were allegedly raised last month. The petition is allowed. The petitioner has been granted bail, said Justice Mukta Gupta. Singh, who was remanded to judicial custody on August 10 after his arrest, is accused of creating enmity between different groups and inciting the youth to propagate against a particular religion at a rally at Jantar Mantar here on August 8. In his plea filed through advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, Singh claimed that he was not involved in giving any inflammatory speech or raising any slogan against any person or community. He asserted that the demand of establishing a Hindu nation did not attract Section 153A (hate speech) of the IPC and that he was not even present at the site at the time of sloganeering. The Delhi Police had opposed Singh's plea for his release on bail. On August 27, Additional Sessions Judge Anil Antil had refuse

One more person held for raising anti-Muslim slogans at Jantar Mantar

The Delhi Police has arrested one more person for allegedly raising anti-Muslim slogans during a protest near Jantar Mantar here on August 8, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Uttam Upadhyay, was arrested from Ghaziabad on Sunday, police said. In a video that surfaced on social media, the police said he was the main person who was seen raising slogans. Seven people, including advocate and former BJP spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay, have already been arrested in the case. The slogans, the police said, were raised during the August 8 protest organised by the Bharat Jodo Andolan held near Jantar Mantar. The earlier arrests were made after an FIR was registered at the Connaught Place Police Station. It pertained to provocative sloganeering at the programme, the police said. Apart from Ashwini Upadhyay, Preet Singh, Deepak Singh, Deepak Kumar, Vinod Sharma, Vinit Bajpai and Sushil Tiwari were arrested, they said. Preet Singh is the director of 'Save India Foundati

Sloganeering at Jantar Mantar: Delhi court grants bail to Ashwini Upadhyay

A video showing anti-Muslim slogans being raised during a protest at Jantar Mantar here was widely circulated on social media, following which Delhi Police registered a case

Jantar Mantar sloganeering: Judicial custody for Ashwini Upadhayay, others

A Delhi Court sent Advocate Ashwini Upadhayay to two days of judicial custody in connection with inflammatory sloganeering near Jantar Mantar recently

Farmers' Jantar Mantar stir to end today, to continue at Delhi borders

The anti-farm law protesters will culminate their demonstration at the Jantar Mantar on Monday evening after passing a 'no confidence motion' against the Centre

Opposition party leaders to join protesting farmers at Jantar Mantar

Several opposition party leaders will on Friday go to Jantar Mantar here to express solidarity with farmers protesting against the contentious farm laws and participate in the 'Kisan Sansad'. Leaders of 14 opposition parties met in Parliament house at 10 AM and decided to extend their support to the farmers' agitation and sit in solidarity with them. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and several other leaders of Opposition parties were present in the meeting held in the chamber of Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge. Opposition leaders including Gandhi will participate in the Kisan Sansad at Jantar Mantar and support the farmers in their demand for repeal of farm laws, Kharge told reporters after the meeting. "The Opposition leaders' meeting decided to hold their protest in Jantar Mantar at 1 PM and sit with the protesting farmers," a senior leader told PTI. The leaders would travel from Parliament at 12.30 PM in a bus and would participate in the Kisan Sansad a

200 farmers protesting farm laws start 'Kisan Sansad' at Jantar Mantar

Amid heavy security, a group of 200 farmers protesting the Centre's three agri laws started a 'Kisan Sansad' at central Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Thursday, a few metres away from Parliament

Farmers came to Jantar Mantar to prove to govt they aren't fools: Yadav

Farmer leaders protesting against the Centre's contentious farm laws on Thursday said they suspect that they were being snooped on by the government using Israeli software Pegasus.

200 farmers reach Jantar Mantar for protest amid Parliament session

A group of 200 farmers reached Jantar Mantar in central Delhi on Thursday to protest against the Centre's three contentious farm laws as the Monsoon session of Parliament was underway

Farmers' protest: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait leaves for Singhu border

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait left for Singhu border where farmers will gather from across all protesting sites and will then move towards Delhi to hold 'Kisan Sansad' at Jantar Mantar

Police tighten security as farmers to protest at Jantar Mantar today

Amid the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, farmers will hold a protest at Jantar Mantar on Thursday, demanding the scrapping of new agricultural laws.Delhi Police on Wednesday permitted farmers to hold a demonstration at Jantar Mantar demanding the scrapping of agricultural laws, after they took an undertaking from them that the farmers would not march towards Parliament which is currently in session.Security has been tightened at the Singhu border where farmers will gather today from different protest sites and head towards Jantar Mantar.Farmers have been permitted to protest at Jantar Mantar with limited numbers not exceeding 200 persons for Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) and six persons for Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) from 11 am upto 5 pm daily.The Delhi government has also granted permission to farmers to hold protest, subject to following all COVID protocols.In a statement issued late on Wednesday, Delhi Police said the farmers will be escorted by police to the ...

Farmers get Delhi Police's permission to hold protests at Jantar Mantar

The Delhi Police gave permission to farmers to stage demonstrations at Jantar Mantar demanding scrapping of the agri laws during the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament, official sources said.

DDMA allows farmers to stage protest at Jantar Mantar from July 22-Aug 9

A group of 200 farmers will travel to Jantar Mantar from the Singhu border in buses with a police escort and hold protests there from 11 am to 5 pm

Delhi Police beef up security at Jantar Mantar ahead of farmers' protest

The security at Jantar Mantar road in the national capital has been beefed up by Delhi police as scores of farmers are scheduled to hold a protest there against the three Union farm laws on Thursday.

Resident doctors of NDMC hospitals to protest at Jantar Mantar tomorrow

Resident doctors of three NDMC-run hospitals, who are currently agitating over their pending salaries, decided to hold a joint protest at Jantar Mantar on October 16

Hathras: Security tightened at Jantar Mantar as hundreds gather to protest

Besides ground force, senior police officers and paramilitary personnel have been deployed to manage the crowd; the protest site has been barricaded to restrict the movement of protesters

Delhi Police allows not more than 1,000 protesters at Jantar Mantar

According to the order, protest at Jantar Mantar shall be organised between 10 am to 5 pm

Max 1 day, 5000 protesters: What police might recommend for Jantar Mantar

According to a Delhi Police official, if the duration is fixed, the police will find it easier to monitor their actions and also prepare themselves accordingly