LUCKNO, July 25 -- W Demanding accountability and transparent examination systems, scores of students, young professionals and progressive people gathered at Lucknow's Parivartan Chowk on Friday in solidarity with the CJP-led protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar and marched to Shaheed Smarak here, shouting slogans and displaying posters amid heavy police deployment.

The protest culminated peacefully with the national anthem and a vow to reach Parivartan Chowk around 12.30pm on Saturday for a march to the Vidhan Bhavan.

Riya Ghosh, 35, a professional, invoked history as she said the spirit of the Dandi March must remain alive.

"Gandhi actualised the spirit of speaking against wrong. If we are here, it is because schools and colleges have l...