What Delhi witnessed on Saturday was unprecedented. Even during the infamous Emergency of the 1970s, the capital had not witnessed such an extraordinary mobilisation of police to prevent citizens from assembling in protest. The objective was to stop students and other demonstrators from reaching Jantar Mantar. In the process, Delhi, and indeed the entire country, became one giant Jantar Mantar. Never before had bona fide passengers been intercepted aboard aircraft or young people travelling by train prevented from reaching their destinations because the government feared their participation in a protest. Several long-distance trains were cancelled, and 45 Metro stations faced restrictions. Reports of buses being immobilised and roads obstructed added to the........

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