 In Kanpur, a Congress delegation, led by former bureaucrat P. L. Punia sat on a "dharna" (strike), when the District Magistrate and the Senior Superintendent of Police prevented them from visiting the site of desecration.RPI president Ramdas Athawale also reached Kanpur to visit the site of desecration.Earlier, he had said that he will hold protests in Kanpur against the "heinous" act.