New Delhi: Protesters gathered in central Delhi's Connaught Place and surrounding sectors leading towards Jantar Mantar to demonstrate against alleged electoral irregularities and electoral rolls. Demonstrators reached the heart of the national capital despite widespread restrictions on trains, the metro network, and internet services.
Heavy security deployments, including Delhi Police, paramilitary units, Rapid Action Force personnel, and women officers, were stationed across barricaded zones to manage the crowds and carry out periodic detentions.
The Congress leadership, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, extended support to the protesting youth and urged them to continue their agitation, marking a shift after earlier maintaining distance while other opposition parties took part.
The capital witnessed repeated rounds of sloganeering followed by detentions as young protesters arrived in small batches throughout the day.