India, Oct. 11 -- Shut out of central Delhi, protesters regrouped at Dilli Haat around 1pm on Saturday, answering a call from All India Students' Association (AISA) president Neha Bora. Police detained her and the other leaders on Sri Aurobindo Marg, and without them the crowd gradually thinned, though smaller groups tried to keep the protest going until late evening.

Until then, with the roads towards Jantar Mantar blocked, the demonstrations had been scattered. Students said they were responding to the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP's) "Chalo Delhi" call to seek the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Bora was joined by activist Yogendra Yadav, advocate Prashant Bhushan and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninis...