New Delhi, July 27 -- Every day, at 6.30am, before the slogans rent the air and thousands streamed into Jantar Mantar, he would take his place at the entrance of the iconic protest site. A Rajasthan government employee, the 30-year-old was not supposed to be here. He applied for medical leave on 19 July, and left without telling colleagues, aware of the consequences if he was found out. But there was no other option. "The SSC paper leak in 2023 in Rajasthan changed my life. I could not clear the exam. I filed a case. I could not return till this issue was resolved," he said. Every night at 11pm as a new round of volunteers took over, he walked to Gurdwara Bangla Sahib to bathe, rest for a few hours, and recharge his phone. Before sunrise, h...