The protest also witnessed a minor clash in the afternoon between police and some students who broke barricades in an attempt to march towards India Gate. Four people were detained and later let off.
According to some peaceful protestors, those who turned violent were students representing the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's students wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
“We want to carry out a peaceful protest. We want to carry forward the movement. But why do police restrain us from protesting at India Gate?” asked a protestor.
Praveen Pandey, a law student from the Jamia Millia Islamia, told IANS: “We will continue to protest even if they barricade major stretches of roads and shut all Metro stations...The police can't stop us from raising our voices.”
