Escalation: Delhi Police clash with Parliament marchers

Thousands tried to march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament and pushed against barricades at several points in central Delhi. Police used tear gas, baton charges and water cannon to stop them. Estimates of the crowd ranged from thousands to around 50,000.

Confrontations flared along Ashoka Road, Janpath, Raisina Road, Dr Rajendra Prasad Road, Firozeshah Road and Bhai Vir Singh Marg. A clash on Raisina Road unfolded about 200 meters from Parliament. The crowd reached close to the complex’s perimeter and the gates were shut.

Hospitals treated scores of injured protesters, including broken bones and head injuries. By 5:30 pm, RML Hospital had handled around 100 injured and four protesters were in intensive care. More than 100 police personnel were injured, and at least 10 were treated at RML.

The march had no police permission and security was tightened for the first day of Parliament’s monsoon session. Several central Delhi Metro stations, including Rajiv Chowk and Patel Chowk, were briefly closed. CJP representatives met Health Minister J. P. Nadda to press their demands, and police later dismantled the group’s stage at Jantar Mantar before supporters regrouped nearby.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources