New Delhi, July 21 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MP Supriya Sule on Tuesday joined the Congress' protest at Lok Kalyan Marg in the national capital as Opposition leaders demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resign.

Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and KC Venugopal were among those who staged a sit in protest. Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan and Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar had also joined the protest near Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence on Lok Kalyan Marg.

Heavy security was deployed at Lok Kalyan Marg. Senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel was stopped by police from reaching the protest...