Students, activists and members of several organisations gathered at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 23 July 2026, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET paper leak and protesting the Delhi Police lathi-charge on students. (Photo: NationPress)
A student holding a candle joins the march at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 23 July 2026, calling for Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation as Union Education Minister over the alleged NEET paper leak and the Delhi Police crackdown on students. (Photo: NationPress)
Students, activists and members of multiple organisations joined a candle march at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 23 July 2026, pressing for the ouster of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan amid the alleged NEET paper leak controversy and the Delhi Police action against students. (Photo: NationPress)
Protesters at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 23 July 2026 also voiced outrage over the Delhi Police lathi-charge on students, alongside demands for Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over the alleged NEET paper leak. (Photo: NationPress)
A broad coalition of students, activists and civil-society groups marched by candlelight at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 23 July 2026, uniting around two demands: accountability for the alleged NEET paper leak and justice over the Delhi Police lathi-charge on students. (Photo: NationPress)
The 23 July 2026 candle march at Freedom Park, Bengaluru reflects growing nationwide anger over the alleged NEET paper leak, with demonstrators continuing to call for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation and accountability for the Delhi Police action against students. (Photo: NationPress)