Pyres, cockroaches, hanging satyagrahas: Major protests across the country | In pictures

From symbolic pyre protests in Madhya Pradesh to clashes during the CJP march in Delhi, protesters across India adopted striking forms of dissent.

Updated on: Jul 23, 2026 1:48 PM IST

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A supporter of India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) holds a sign during the ongoing protests, a few days after thousands of protesters marched towards parliament demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) examination paper leaks, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. (REUTERS)

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Opposition and ruling party MPs clash during their protests, amid the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, July 23, 2026. Opposition and ruling party MPs staged counter protests and raised slogans against each other outside Parliament on Thursday, signalling another day of potential disruptions in both houses of Parliament on the NEET paper leak issue.  (PTI)

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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks demanding full rehabilitation or state-sanctioned euthanasia, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site. (PTI)

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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site. (PTI)

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Patiala: Farmers from various organisations gather at the Shambhu border during the 'Delhi Chalo' protest and block roads against the proposed India-US trade deal, after the Haryana and Punjab Police stopped their march towards the national capital, in Patiala district, Punjab, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (PTI Photo)(PTI07_21_2026_000203A) (PTI)

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People take part in protest in support of environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk amid rainfall at Ambedkar Chowk, in Raipur on Sunday. (ANI)

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There is widespread confusion across Maharashtra regarding the installation of electricity smart meters, and many citizens are opposing the project. Against this backdrop, workers of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) staged a protest On Wednesday outside the MSEB ( Mahavitaran ) Divisional office at Wagle Estate in Thane. During the demonstration, the protesters raised slogans demanding that smart meters should not be imposed on consumers and expressed their strong opposition to the installation of electricity smart meters ,in Thane ,in Mumbai, India, on, Wednesday, July -22, 2026. ( photo by  (Praful Gangurde/Hindustan Times)

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Farmers of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Charuni) block the road near Shambhu Toll Plaza demanding the release of BKU national president Gurnam Singh Charuni, who was detained while on his way to participate in the 'Desh Bachao Morcha Mahapanchayat' against the proposed India-US trade deal, near the Punjab-Haryana border, in Patiala. (PTI)

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Farmers take out a rally during the observance of Raitha Shaheed Dinacharane (Farmer Martyrs' Day), while protesting over various demands, in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka. (PTI)

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Congress workers hold placards as they take out a protest rally towards Lok Bhavan condemning the detention of Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders during a sit-in protest outside PM's residence in Delhi, and demanding accountability over alleged examination irregularities, in Imphal, Manipur. (PTI)

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Uttarakhand Police personnel stop sanitation workers of the Dehradun Municipal Corporation during their march towards the Uttarakhand Secretariat while protesting over their six-point charter of demands, including a hike in honorarium, regularisation and recruitment, in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Wednesday. (PTI)

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Security personnel remove protesters from the banks of the Barana river, bringing a 15-day agitation against the Ken-Betwa Link and other development projects to an end, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. (PTI)

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Security personnel carry out Lathi charge during CJP protest March to near the Parliament House, in New Delhi, India, on Monday, July 20, 2026.  (Photo by RAJ K RAJ / Hindustan Times)

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YSRCP workers stage a protest rally against the Andhra Pradesh government, demanding fulfilment of election promises by the coalition government led by Chandrababu Naidu, in Visakhapatnam. (ANI)