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NEW DELHI: Indian police fired tear gas on Monday to stop thousands of protesters demanding the education minister’s resignation and wider examination reforms from marching on parliament.
The demonstrators, mostly young students, converged at the Jantar Mantar protest site in the heart of New Delhi in a show of force by an online movement that has tapped into widespread anger over the education system and unemployment.
The area reverberated with the sound of tear gas shells fired at protesters, who responded by pelting stones, correspondents saw. Dozens of protesters and police personnel were injured in the clashes, witnesses said.
As tensions escalated, Delhi Police issued a statement urging protesters to exercise restraint and “refrain from indulging in any unlawful or violent activities”.
