Nadda said he had requested demonstrators to “assist the administration in restoring normalcy”, adding that the meeting “took place in a cordial atmosphere.”

Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, called Modi the “most anti-youth prime minister in India’s history.” This marked the Congress leader’s first reaction to Monday’s protest march — organised by the satirical group Cockroach Janta Party.

Amid the confrontation, activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Dr Gitanjali Angmo, accused the Centre and the Delhi Police of “spreading lies” and misusing their authority to suppress the protest. She criticised the Centre’s handling of the protest, alleging that the government had failed miserably.