New Delhi: The 'Yuva Hunkar' rally led by Dalit spearhead Jignesh Mevani, a newly-elected Gujarat MLA, began at Parliament Street in Delhi on Tuesday, amid heavy police presence in and around the venue. Although the authorities had maintained till the last minute that Mevani and his supporters did not have permission to hold the event, it seems the rally organisers and Delhi Police reached a compromise later. The rally, which began around 1 pm, saw a modest turnout. Former and current JNU student leaders, including Kanhaiya Kumar, Shehla Rashid and Umar Khalid were present on the stage, metres away from the Parliament Street Police Station.

Assam farmers leader Akhil Gogoi and senior Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan were also present apart from students from JNU, Delhi University, Lucknow University and Allahabad University among others. The rally seeks to raise the demand for the release of Dalit outfit Bhim Army's founder Chandrashekhar Azad and emphasise on issues like educational rights, employment, livelihood and gender justice.

Here are the live updates of Jignesh Mevani's 'Yuva Hunkaar' rally: