Delhi Police has granted the Congress a no-objection certificate to hold a rally at Ramlila Maidan on November 1, bringing the city’s newly designated protest-site policy into an immediate test. The clearance is valid from October 25 to November 3, according to police, which said it was coordinating with the organisers, traffic police and other concerned agencies.
The coordination is intended to support law-and-order arrangements, manage traffic and facilitate the smooth conduct of the gathering. The rally will be held at Ramlila Maidan, one of three venues recently notified for protests and demonstrations in Delhi.
The other designated locations are Burari and the CBD grounds. The notification changes the position at Jantar Mantar, which has been removed from the list of protest venues. The shift places the organisation of public demonstrations within a wider administrative framework that links the right to assemble with the management of roads, public spaces, policing and nearby city activity.
According to the report, the decision followed Standing Order No. 48/2026. The Union home ministry had constituted a committee to examine alternative locations where citizens could exercise their right to organise protests and demonstrations. Jantar Mantar was removed after the committee submitted its recommendations.
The Congress rally will therefore be among the first prominent demonstrations to receive police clearance under the revised venue arrangement. The NOC provides an official clearance for the event, while the validity period gives the police and other agencies a defined window for preparations before and after the scheduled gathering.
The selection of Ramlila Maidan also places operational responsibility on multiple agencies. Police said they were maintaining contact with the organisers, traffic police and other departments to plan arrangements for the event. Those arrangements are expected to cover the movement of participants and vehicles, public order and the continued functioning of surrounding city infrastructure during the rally.
The change from Jantar Mantar to the three alternative venues represents an administrative reorganisation of where demonstrations can take place in the capital. The current clearance shows how that reorganisation will operate in practice: organisers must seek permission for a designated venue, while the police and civic agencies coordinate the event’s security and traffic requirements. Further details of the arrangements for the November 1 rally were not provided in the report.
