From the first signs of a swelling crowd after Sonam Wangchuk was forcibly shifted by the Delhi Police on Saturday, to the dramatic scenes outside Parliament on Monday, this video reconstructs the protest hour by hour.

Drawing on reporting by the Newslaundry team on the ground, we trace how events unfolded: the growing crowds at Jantar Mantar, the march towards Parliament, the breaching of barricades, the police lathi charge, the firing of tear gas shells, the clearing of the protest site, and the protesters’ return hours later.

In a moment that generated competing claims and viral clips, this is a chronological account built from ground reporting to help you understand what happened, when it happened, and how the day unfolded.

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