Youth-led protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar prompts metro station closures
A youth-led protest began at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi in 2026 and grew to more than 50,000 participants by July, demanding the resignation of the Union Education Minister, while a separate protest against the Chief Election Commissioner was also organized at the same site.1,2
Delhi Police denied permission for the CEC protest and deployed additional security forces, and the Delhi Metro closed 11 stations, including Rajiv Chowk, Central Secretariat and Patel Chowk, to prevent protesters from reaching Jantar Mantar.2