After Jantar Mantar, Delhi’s new protest sites face access, infrastructure, visibility hurdles

Delhi’s new protest sites face access, infrastructure, visibility hurdles left A view of CBD Ground in Shahdara (East Delhi) — a 12-acre Delhi Development Authority (DDA) property that now serves as one of Delhi's newly designated protest sites following the de-notification of Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. Sushil Kumar Verma Sushil Kumar Verma https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/6rjojo/article71596611.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/CBD%20GROUND%20DELHI%20PROTEST%20SITE%2011.

JPG SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA NEW DELHI, 17/10/2026: A view of CBD Ground in Shahdara (East Delhi) is a 12-acre Delhi Development Authority (DDA) property that now serves as one of Delhi's newly designated protest sites following the de-notification of Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on Saturday.

Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma / The Hindu From waterlogged patches at Ramlila Maidan to waist-high grass at CBD Ground and barricaded entry points at Burari, a visit to three proposed venues reveals practical challenges of relocating demonstrations away from Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI After Jantar Mantar was denotified as a protest site, three alternative venues — Ramlila Maidan in central Delhi, CBD Ground in east Delhi and Burari Ground in north Delhi — have come into focus.