6 min readOct 25, 2026 04:15 PM IST First published on: Oct 25, 2026 at 06:56 AM IST

The “P” word has shaped politics this year, with street protests by the youth giving new heart to the Opposition as they managed to dent the BJP’s invincible image.

It is now clear that protests will not take place at Jantar Mantar unless the court strikes down the government’s decision to denotify it as a protest site. But given the unpredictability of what Gen Z can do, protests can always take place in different ways. A “har gali” Jantar Mantar (every gully is a Jantar Mantar) took place Friday in different cities.