THOUSANDS of women rallied at Jantar Mantar near India’s Parliament in Delhi today, calling out the Narendra Modi government’s attacks on welfare and women’s rights.

The rally organised by the All India Democratic Women’s Association (Aidwa) was denied permission to march on Parliament but saw over 10,000 women from 25 states gather to hear speeches from Aidwa general secretary Mariam Dhawale and many regional woman leaders. 

It followed a month of regional rallies including big protests in Mumbai and Kolkata, all under the slogan “Down with BJP-RSS” (the latter being the ruling party’s street-fighter wing), “save women, save the country.”