New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Press Council of India (PCI) has issued guidelines for journalists covering protests and demonstrations, days after several journalists were detained by Delhi Police while reporting on the protests called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).

More than 200 protesters were detained on October 11 as they raised slogans and marched towards Jantar Mantar. The protest saw heavy security deployment across the national capital, with several demonstrators seen being dragged into police buses.

Several journalists covering the protests were also detained despite displaying their press identification cards, according to videos circulated on social media. The visuals showed some journalists presenting their press cards to po...