Kapil Sibal says protest rights are under siege after Jantar Mantar move
In short
Kapil Sibal said the Modi government is making protest rights weaker after it denotified Jantar Mantar as a protest site. He said people should not be pushed to places like Ramlila Maidan.
The issue matters for protesters and political rights in India. The report does not say when the rule changed or how the government replied.
What the reporting says
Kapil Sibal criticized the Modi government’s decision to denotify Jantar Mantar as a protest site, saying the right to protest is under siege. He questioned whether alternatives such as Ramlila Maidan are suitable and said earlier demonstrations were generally peaceful. The report does not state whether the government has responded or when the denotification took effect.
Why it matters
Kapil Sibal criticized the Modi government’s decision to denotify Jantar Mantar as a site for protests and said the right to protest is under siege. He also questioned whether alternatives like Ramlila Maidan are appropriate and argued that earlier demonstrations were generally peaceful. The reporting frames this as a civil liberties and political rights dispute, but it does not include the government’s response or the exact timing of the denotification.