New Delhi, July 24 -- Chaos reigned the streets of central Delhi for another day in a row with 17 metro stations shut down once again, extensive barricading, and huge crowds thronging to the protest site at Jantar Mantar.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) posted on X at 6.55 am that Lok Kalyan Marg, Rajiv Chowk, Patel Chowk, Ramakrishna Ashram Marg, Barakhambha Road, Supreme Court, Seva Teerth, Janpath, Mandi House, Central Secretariat, ITO, Delhi Gate, Indraprastha, Khan Market, Jor Bagh, and Shivaji Stadium. At 1.14 pm, DMRC said on X that Jhandewalan metro station was also shut till further notice.

Late at night, around 9.10 pm, entry gates for Mandi House, Rajiv Chowk and Central Secretariat metro stations were opened, while i...