India, Feb. 6 -- Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will participate in a protest, organised by the Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK, against the University Grants Commission (UGC) draft rules on Thursday in Delhi.

Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, Manoj Jha (RJD), John Brittas (CPI) (M), and Thol Thirumavalavan (VCK) are some of the opposition leaders who will participate in the protest, DMK student wing secretary CVMP Ezhilarasan told reporters in New Delhi.

The protest by the DMK students wing will be held at the Jantar Mantar, a few hundred metres away from the Parliament complex. Student organisations of various opposition parties will also take part in it.

The protest comes a month after th...