India, July 22 -- Despite 12 FIRs booking 1,000-odd protestors for supporting the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) agitation in Delhi on Monday, more than 500 youngsters including students continued the agitation in Mumbai outside Shivaji Park on Tuesday evening.

Mass detentions since Saturday and notices served via WhatsApp in the wee hours on Tuesday did not discourage the young demonstrators, who chanted, "Inquilab Zindabad", "Dharmendra Pradhan Resign" and "We Want Justice". Despite the rain, the crowd held their ground.

The atmosphere was charged, with chants matching the beats of a dafli. "If we don't stand up now, then when," asked Yuvraj Shekhwat, 28, who called it a "decisive movement" for his generation.

Police have booked 1,000...