It was girl power all the way at the silent protest march yesterday. Twenty-odd girls aged between 12 and 20 took to the stage at Azad Maidan, dominating the protest in their own firebrand way.

The speeches they gave not only reiterated the demands, but also threatened the state government of the protest moving to Delhi (towards the Centre) if it failed to give what was being sought. This happened before CM Devendra Fadnavis announced the sops.