India, Oct. 11 -- Police detained close to 7,000 people across Delhi from the early hours of Saturday, picking up protesters at railway stations, at the airport, outside hotels, at their homes and on the streets, and filling police stations, stadiums and community centres, where many of the detainees carried on protesting.

They were responding to the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP's) "Chalo Delhi" call, which seeks the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar among other demands. Those detained ranged from former chief ministers and lawyers to social media influencers and student leaders. "The instructions were to ensure there is no repeat of the Jantar Mantar 1.0 protest and detain protesters wherever they are seen," a Del...