MUMBAI, July 22 -- Despite 12 FIRs booking 1,000-odd protesters in the city for supporting the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) agitation, more than 500 youngsters including students continued the agitation 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. "There is a sense of injustice cutting across age groups," said Atul Kumar, 22, at the Shivaji Park protest on Tuesday. Some had travelled from distant suburbs and parts of MMR. "I'm on a video call with my friends in Chicago so that they can be part of this too. We are participating in a historic movement. This is our contribution to our future and to our children's future," said Avni Shah, 26, a working professional. Law students, first-time protesters and seasoned activists stood in solidarity with the CJP. Many said the issue had moved beyond a single resignation, or Abhijeet Dipke or Sonam Wangchuk, to one of accountability, education and governance. They said the movement was larger than any individual and demanded that responsibility be fixed "at the top". One batch of protesters was detained between 4.30pm and 5pm and taken to the Worli and Sion police stations. But after MNS leaders Amit Thackeray and Sharmila Thackeray, who live in the neighbourhood, intervened, police allowed demonstrators to hold a brief protest. For nearly half an hour, hundreds marched in the lane outside Shivaji Park before dispersing peacefully. Yet, as the crowd thinned and umbrellas were folded, many left convinced the movement had crossed an important threshold-despite the detentions, FIRs and stern warnings, hundreds of young people committed to the cause had showed up on Tuesday. Notices are routinely issued during demonstrations, instructing protesters to present themselves for questioning as and when required. These notices are issued under section 35(3) of the BNSS for offences that attract less than seven years' imprisonment and do not warrant an arrest. During the current demonstrations, protesters were served these notices after being booked for unlawful assembly and disobeying an order lawfully promulgated by a public servant. The Mumbai police have renewed prohibitory orders, barring the assembly of five or more persons in public places from July 23 to August 6, due to apprehensions of "breach of peace", a police officer said. After protesters received notices instructing them to appear at various police stations for questioning, a group of lawyers have stepped up to help them navigate the law. Srushti More, a lawyer, spent Monday evening at the Worli police station providing legal assistance to youth detained by the police. "Some of these notices are vague, while others were specifically told to present themselves at the police station on Tuesday," said More. Separately, lawyer and Shiv Sena (UBT) member Sagar Devare said, "These are young students, not terrorists." Many detained were women and in some cases, minors who were detained in police stations past sunset. "There was no need to file FIRs as there was no violence committed," he added. Advocate Vikrant Khare was among the lawyers helping protesters booked for taking part in Monday's demonstration. "We are not political. We are a group of ten lawyers, so we decided to extend legal help to those who need it," said Khare. Yash, 26, a content producer who was detained briefly on Monday, said, "I received the notice at 10:00am today, but it doesn't say when I have to go to the police station. So, on the advice of lawyers who are helping us, I have not responded to it yet."...