'Reservation Hatao Andolan' protest LIVE: Delhi police gives permit for agitation at Ramlila Maidan
Reservation Hatao protest LIVE updates: The NOC issued by Delhi Police allows a maximum of 500 people to gather at the Ramlila Maidan until 4 pm, with the police stating that it had “no objection" for the protest from “a law and order point of view”.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi staged a dharna at Parliament Street police station in Delhi on Friday (August 21, 2026) seeking the registration of an FIR over pellet injuries suffered by a youth during the CJP-led student protest on July 20. Gandhi, accompanied by the injured 19-year-old Sahil Lochab, complained to both Mandir Marg police station and Parliament Street police station's Deputy Commissioner of Police, Sachin Sharma, that neither Union Home Minister Amit Shah nor Prime Minister Narendra Modi had apologized or provided an explanation for the use of pellet guns during the protest.
Despite the Delhi Police's denial of the use of pellet guns, a document filed at Parliament Street police station revealed that the Rapid Action Force (RAF) fired two rounds from an anti-riot gun, contradicting the police claims and raising concerns over the excessive force used against peaceful protesters.
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