India, Oct. 17 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday held a Tricolour march in Delhi to protest the detention of young people who had sought to unfurl the national flag at Jantar Mantar. Led by Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bharadwaj, party leaders and workers marched on foot from the party headquarters to Le Meridien, carrying the national flag.

The protest followed the detention of Abhijeet Deepke, which prompted criticism from AAP leaders. Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal questioned the action and said unfurling the national flag should not be treated as an offence. He alleged that the detention reflected the government's apprehension about young people raising their voices.

"If we will not unfurl the Tricolour in our own country,...