Mumbai, Oct. 11 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Amit Thackeray on Sunday staged a protest outside Shivaji Park Police Station against the detention of protesters in Mumbai during a demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. Both leaders are demanding the release of the detained protesters.

The protesters were demonstrating over alleged irregularities in the electoral process and demanding Kumar's resignation.

Speaking on the detention, Aaditya Thackeray accused the BJP of being afraid of citizens who were taking to the streets to protest.

"The BJP government is scared of Indian people, Indian citizens. And that's why you see they've been arresting every...