Police detained thousands of
protesters, opposition politicians, journalists, student union leaders, lawyers
and organizers of the Cockroach youth movement in India’s capital New Delhi to
prevent a protest demanding the resignation of the chief election commissioner.
Among those detained was former
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who staged a sit in outside a
residence in Delhi. She was released at around 6:35 pm.
Trinamool Congress leaders and
lawmakers Dola Sen, Derek O’Brien, Prat...
