On Thursday, Delhi police and Rapid Action Force personnel guarded Connaught Place while authorities closed metro stations and blocked mobile internet services. Student groups including Naujawan Bharat Sabha and Disha Students’ Organisation protested near the GVMC office and at Jantar Mantar against alleged paper leaks and called for the education minister’s resignation and abolition of the National Testing Agency. Local vendors and drivers reported sharp drops in daily earnings, according to The Globe and Mail and The Hindu.