Security heightened at Jantar Mantar in view of proposed anti-reservation protest
According to the sources, some people gathered at the protest site in the morning, but they were immediately removed by the police as no permission had been granted for holding the demonstration
On Friday, August 21, 2026, security was heightened at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, as thousands of protesters gathered under the banner of the Reservation Hatao Andolan (RHA). Led by the Instagram page of Harsh Dubey, the movement aimed to overhaul India's reservation policy, which the protesters argued favored socio-economic categories rather than addressing poverty alleviation.
The demonstrators called for income-based reservation, "one family, one reservation", and the rollback of the 2026 UGC caste-equity rules. Despite Delhi Police initially denying permission for the demonstration, the protesters refused to disperse, even as security personnel forced them onto buses and removed them from the site. The Delhi Police have not yet confirmed whether permission was granted for the protest at Jantar Mantar.
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