Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was detained on Saturday while staging a sit-in outside a residence in New Delhi, the capital of India. Several Trinamool Congress (TMC) lawmakers were also detained, including Dola Sen, Derek O’Brien, Pratima Bannerjee and Samirul Islam.Speaking out against the Delhi Police action, Mamata said on Saturday, “The police are not even allowing us to stage a peaceful sit-in. Holding a sit-in and expressing dissent are our constitutional rights....
