Overview
- The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation closed Rajiv Chowk, Janpath, Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat and Seva Teerth on Monday for security, leaving hundreds of commuters stranded and creating crowding at interchange gates.
- New Delhi District Police enforced prohibitory orders under Section 163 BNSS and deployed Rapid Action Force and paramilitary units to prevent an unauthorised march toward Parliament.
- Large crowds moved into Connaught Place where videos showed protesters pelting stones, damaging security vehicles and security forces firing tear gas; police said they are verifying footage and will take action where warranted.
- DMRC issued phased service updates that reopened entry gates and interchange facilities and restored a brief Violet Line disruption, returning metro operations to normal by evening.
- Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who had been on a hunger strike in support of the protest, was shifted from the site and admitted to Safdarjung Hospital after a Delhi High Court order permitted medical intervention, and traffic and security advisories remain in effect around central Delhi.