Actors: Gurfateh Pirzada, Pratibha Rantaand Akasa Singh gave their support to the students by participating in the ongoing protests. They took to social media to share photos and videos from the demonstration, encouraging others to raise their voices on the issue as well. Gurfateh went a step further, urging people to discuss the protest with the same enthusiasm as they would for the plot of ‘Dhurandhar 3’.
Gurfateh’s message on Delhi protests
As students took to the streets of New Delhi in protest on Monday, Gurfateh took to Instagram to express his support, writing, “Jaago desh, jaago. Ek baar phir kranti aayi hai. (Indian flag and fist emojis).” (Wake up, nation, wake up. Once again, the revolution is here.) He also used his stories to augment posts from the protest, pointing out that the movement has grown beyond the Cockroach Janata Party or Sonam Wangchuk.
Gurfateh in protest in Mumbai
In his Instagram stories, he explained his stance, writing, “Honestly there is only one right wing. And you need to talk about it like Dhurandhar 3.” On Monday, he also shared photos and videos of people gathering at Shivaji Park, Mumbai, for the protest. A picture shows that Pratibha Ranta and singer Akasa Singh were also present at the demonstration.
Pratibha Ranta’s post from the protest
Pratibha also shared photos and videos from the Mumbai protest on her Instagram stories, including a clip showing students speaking while waving copies of the Indian Constitution. Along with her posts, she wrote, “Ab nahi toh kab! (If not now, when!) Break the silence. Walk. Speak.” He also reposted the monochrome photos Gurfateh shared of the two of them and Akasa at the protest.
Protests entered a second day in Mumbai and other cities
Mumbai and several other cities today witnessed the second day of protests, which began in New Delhi when the Cockroach Janata Party marched from Jantar Mantar to Parliament on the opening day of the Monsoon session. On the other hand, Sonam Wangchuk, who is on an indefinite hunger strike, was detained by the police on Saturday.
The police stopped the protestors who gathered at Chaityabhoomi
According to PTI, police detained several protesters in central Mumbai on Monday. They gathered at Chaityabhoomi, where BR Ambedkar was cremated, to support activist Sonam Wangchuk and CJP’s Sansad Chalo march.
The protesters demanded the resignation of the education minister
Several locations across the city also witnessed protests calling on the Union Education Minister Dharmendra PradhanThe resignation of, with demonstrations held near Chaityabhoomi in Shivaji Park. A protester claimed that some participants were arrested even before they reached the site.