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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

CJP protest shines spotlight on Jantar Mantar's history of dissent

New Delhi: From a maharaja's observatory built to track the movement of the stars to the road beside it that has become India's best-known address for democratic dissent, Jantar Mantar has lived many lives.

As the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) agitation draws massive crowds, the story of how the historic landmark lent its name to the capital's protest site is once again in focus.

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