Chandigarh, July 21 -- The city saw a wave of solidarity demonstrations on Monday backing the ongoing protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, with residents turning out at Sector 17, opposite Neelam Theatre, and students staging a separate sit-in at Panjab University.

At Sector 17, the crowd-largely students, but also senior citizens and residents across age groups-held placards and raised slogans backing activist Sonam Wangchuk, demanding Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, and calling for democratic accountability. The venue had drawn nearly 100-150 people on Sunday as well, with the turnout growing further on Monday despite the rain.

The Delhi protest, led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has been running at Janta...