Thousands of people from colleges, universities and civil society on Thursday took out a march to protest the police action at JNU and demanded immediate release of the varsity's students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who is facing sedition charges. Holding placards bearing incisive messages and shouting slogans like 'Long Live JNU', the protesters marched from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar. Here are some pictures: Demonstrators shout slogans as they hold placards during a protest demanding the release of Kanhaiya Kumar

A demonstrator waves Indian national flag as she takes part in a protest demanding the release of Kanhaiya

CPI leader D Raja and CPI(M)'s Brinda Karat along with students from various organisations march from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar in solidarity with the JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar