Overview
- Protesters led by the Indian Youth Congress tried to gherao the Haryana chief minister’s residence on June 6 and police used water cannons, lathi charges, anti-riot vehicles and multi-layer barricades to block them.
- More than 20 Congress leaders and workers were briefly detained as a precaution and released minutes later on magistrate orders, officials said.
- Demonstrators demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and called for a transparent, error-free examination system after the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026.
- Congress figures including Digvijaya Singh have asked the prime minister to publish a white paper detailing past investigations, arrests and case outcomes in paper-leak probes.
- The protests have been rolled out nationally by student and party wings, with further demonstrations planned and differing police responses between Delhi and Haryana raising questions about crowd-control tactics and political escalation.