The Jharkhand students' march to the Assembly has intensified after protesters broke through police barricades and continued towards the Vidhan Sabha. Police lathi-charged students to control the crowd and also used water cannons to stop them. Activist Devendra Nath Mahto, who's on a hunger strike over alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC examinations in Jharkhand, also joined the protest.

Delhi AAP chief Saurabh Bharadwaj on Monday said that the government is buying 1.3 lakh bicycles for ₹6,957 each, while he bought a similar one for ₹4,200. He further alleged that the government was earning ₹3,000 commission on one bicycle. Bharadwaj also shared a video of AAP MLAs riding the cycles to the Delhi Assembly to "expose the cycle scam".

Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution making it mandatory for 'Tamil Thai Vazhthu' to be sung first before the commencement of programmes in all educational institutions, government offices, and other public institutions in state. CM Vijay moved the resolution in the Assembly. "Tamil isn't only a language but also our life and emotions," Vijay said.

BJP's Jharkhand unit spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo on Monday claimed that he and several other leaders were under house arrest since 7 am ahead of the march to the state Assembly. He also warned the Jharkhand government against police action against students protesting alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC examinations. Meanwhile, protestors began their march towards the Vidhan Sabha.

Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto joined the JPSC-JSSC aspirants’ ‘Vidhan Sabha gherao’ march in Ranchi despite being on a hunger strike for nine days. Mahto, who reached the protest site in an ambulance and proceeded on a stretcher, said authorities would not be able to stop the protesters and demanded that the Jharkhand government accept their demands.

Congress leader Shama Mohamed claimed Gayatri Mantra was played at IIT Delhi's 57th Convocation ceremony. The recitation was a verse from the Shikshavalli section of the Taittiriya Upanishad, and not the Gayatri Mantra. IIT Kanpur alumnus and 1968 Physics gold medallist Gyan C Mehta said, "Fundamental premise of your post is factually incorrect. What is being chanted isn't...Gayatri Mantra."

Student activist Devendra Mahato on Monday criticised the state government for barricading the Vidhan Sabha with barbed wires ahead of the student march over exam irregularities. "This is not Pakistan, China or Bangladesh, this is Jharkhand," Mahato said, adding that the protestors were very upset over the barricading. He accused the state government of treating protesting students like "enemies".