BJP chief J.P. Nadda held what was termed 'cordial discussions' with a breakaway group of anti-quota agitators, triggering swift backlash from mainstream protest leaders.

Representatives of the Reservation Hatao Andolan dismissed the meeting as a staged maneuver, alleging the visiting delegation was a government plant meant to fracture the agitation.

Protest organizers reaffirmed that widespread demonstrations will continue unabated, while civil rights observers questioned the political leadership's reluctance to directly address the movement's core demands.