Students in Jharkhand planned to march to the State Assembly on Monday as part of a protest, alleging that police forcefully stopped hundreds of students coming to the capital from different parts of the state. The demonstration appeared to be focused on the treatment of students but the specific demands were not immediately clear.
Separately, Congress leader Kapil Sibal criticised a court decision to deny bail to two former students of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). Sibal said the ruling reflects both the government's intolerance and the current state of the judiciary. He did not provide further details about the case or the students involved.