Protests erupted across cities, including Delhi, Dehradun and Patna, as political parties and women’s groups held rallies and torch marches demanding the implementation of the women’s reservation bill, highlighting growing nationwide support and political tensions. (PICS/ X, PTI)

Leaders and workers from the Congress, Maha Vikas Aghadi, Left parties, and the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi staged a protest near the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Shivaji Park in Dadar on Tuesday. (PICS/ SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI)