Mumbai, Oct. 10 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday alleged that the BJP was detaining Indian citizens out of fear, questioning whether such actions amounted to dictatorship.

"This isn't just about detention; the BJP is in a state of tension, which is why everyone is facing detention. It is the fear within the BJP that has led to the detention of Indian citizens. If this isn't dictatorship, then what is?" Thackeray told reporters here.

Earlier today, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee accused the BJP government and Delhi Police of detaining around 2,500 people in connection with protests in the national capital, alleging that even a peaceful demonstration by former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerje...