New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders on Sunday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government over the detention of protesters in Delhi while people were protesting against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that the authorities restricted peaceful protests and disrupted public transport.

Addressing a press conference, AAP leader Sanjay Singh claimed that more than 6,000 people were arrested in Delhi on Saturday.

"More than 6,000 people were arrested in Delhi yesterday. This means that if people had been allowed to protest freely, at least six lakh people would have come here. But they would have come with the same resolve as last time: no matter what the attack, we would not raise our...