India, July 23 -- Gurdwara Bangla Sahib offering food and shelter to people in need at the Jantar Mantar, Blue Tokai, a well-known coffee shop, providing first-aid kits and other essentials to the injured and Kona, a food oultet sending 1,000 sandwiches - several establishments across Delhi have lent a helping hand to protesters camping at the historic protest site.

Staffers at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, two kilometres away from Jantar Mantar, said thousands of protesters reached the shrine on Monday night and were allowed to take shelter, as its doors are open to everyone irrespective of religion, caste or gender.

"We stopped the police at the gate. We didn't allow them to touch a single person once they were inside. It's part of our seva ...