Overview
- Protesters tried to march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament on July 20 and clashed with police, after which students and witnesses accused security forces of using pellet guns, tear gas, lathis and improvised 'sticks covered with nails'.
- AISA leader Neha Bora, who staged a 23‑day hunger strike during the agitation, says demands now include the removal of the Delhi Police commissioner and the release of students arrested after the clashes.
- The original agitation was paused on July 25 after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned and the Centre agreed to core demands, and Parliament has passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill to curb paper leaks.
- The central government and Delhi Police deny unlawful conduct and say their forces acted lawfully, while authorities have filed FIRs, used preventive detentions and registered a zero FIR in Leh over an online video about the home minister.
- Students and opposition parties are keeping pressure through street protests and demonstrations during ministerial visits, a dynamic that could prolong legal battles and influence political debate ahead of future rallies.