India, July 22 -- Several protesters who participated in Monday's march towards Parliament remained bruised and injured on Tuesday, with one still critical and on respiratory support, a day after violent clashes between demonstrators and police across central Delhi left estimated hundreds injured.

On Monday, tens of thousands of protesters had marched towards Parliament demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over repeated examination paper leaks. As crowds advanced, toppling barricades erected across Lutyens' Delhi, Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel attempted to stop the march using tear gas, lathicharge and pellet-firing.

While the Delhi Police alleged that the planned-but-unauthorised march was ...