New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- Several demonstrators were detained by the Delhi Police on Saturday after they gathered at Jantar Mantar to stage a protest amid tight security arrangements and extensive barricading across the national capital.

Prior to being stopped by security personnel, a woman protester holding a placard spoke to ANI, asserting that Jantar Mantar reflects the true spirit of the nation and gives citizens the courage to voice dissent.

"If coming here gives someone courage, then why shouldn't it? If coming here is where you truly get to see India... How many times do we say that we are Indian? But in reality, if you truly want to see India, you will have to come to Jantar Mantar. Someday or another, you will have to come. Because...