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Palam Khap on Saturday expressed its disappointment over the disregard shown towards the demands of the protesting wrestlers

A video of barricades being welded together near the protesting site was also doing rounds on social media

Calling the protest a 'Satyagraha', Sidhu said in a tweet that he will join the wrestlers at Jantar Mantar around noon.

The Congress general secretary was seen hearing out ace women wrestlers such as Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat.

Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra said in a tweet, "It hurts me to see our athletes on the streets demanding justice. They have worked hard to represent our great nation and make us proud."

After the protest at Jantar Mantar demanding for the introduction of the Women's Reservation Bill in the ensuing session of the Parliament, the Bharat Jagruthi will hold a round table conversation in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Ending the day-long hunger strike at 4 pm in Delhi's Jantar Mantar, Kavitha said they would approach President Murmu for passage of Women's Reservation Bill in the upcoming parliament sessions

Speaking on the occasion, Sitaram Yechury said the protest was a major step towards realising the Women's Reservation Bill and the CPI (M) would support as well as fight alongside the women's organisation until the Bill was tabled in the Parliament.

Led by BRS MLC K Kavitha, around 500-600 people will sit on hunger strike, demanding the Centre to pass the Women's Reservation Bill

Hyderabad: The All India Coal Pensioners Association is intensifying its agitation demanding reforms in the coal mines pension scheme, with a dharna to be staged at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on December 5. According to a call given by D Ramchander Rao, president of the Singareni Retired Employees Welfare Association, Kapra, coal mine employees are […]

 New Delhi: Congress leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge, Salman Khurshid, K Suresh, V Narayanasamy and others, are holding a ‘Satyagraha’ at Jantar Mantar to protest against the Enforcement Directorate summons to Rahul Gandhi and Agnipath scheme. The Congress party held the Centre responsible for the ‘deteriorating’ condition of the youth in the country. As the protests […]

New Delhi: Urging the youth to recognise “fake nationalists”, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said the Agnipath scheme would be destructive for the youth and the Army, as she assured her party’s full support to those protesting peacefully against the new recruitment model. She made the remarks as Congress MPs and leaders sat […]

Hyderabad: TPCC president A Revanth Reddy said that no ruling party had survived the farmers’ wrath and had lost power for neglecting their welfare. Citing the example of TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, he said when the Telugu Desam party government neglected farmers in the united Andhra Pradesh, it lost power and farmers voted in […]

Visakhapatnam: With the trade unions getting ready to organise protests against privatisation of Visakhapatnam steel plant at Jantar Mantar in Delhi at the beginning of August, BJP leaders from Andhra Pradesh met the Union Minister for Steel in New Delhi on Thursday seeking dropping of the proposal to privatise the plant. State BJP president Somu […]

A group of 200 farmers will travel to Jantar Mantar from their Singhu border demonstration site in buses with a police escort and hold protest there from 11 am to 5 pm.

Tharoor said, "The MPs are saying that the Centre settle the matter with the farmers' unions and call the winter session of Parliament".

Those fighting for a cause feel that Jantar Mantar and Ramlila ground are better options if their voices are to be heard by the powers that be.

Thousands of farmers protesting the Centre's new farm laws are currently staying put at the Singhu and Tikri borders amid heavy police presence