India opposition plans New Delhi protest
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The youth movement known as the Cockroach Janta Party called for demonstrations after the Modi government cut more than 130 million names from the roll.
Delhi Police has designated three new sites for holding protests in the national capital – Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground and CBD Ground in east Delhi.
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Delhi Police has officially de-notified Jantar Mantar as a designated protest venue, leaving no officially permitted dharna site within the New Delhi district and the Lutyens zone. The decision arrived after leaders sought permission to stage a sit-in at Jantar Mantar,
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With Delhi Police removing Jantar Mantar from the list of designated protest venues and shifting demonstrations to three alternative grounds, protesters may now have to travel farther from the capital’s political centre to stage a dharna.
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