New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Nearly a month after Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protesters staged a "Chalo Sansad" march on 20 July, during which police personnel resorted to lathicharge and used tear gas, the Delhi Police on Tuesday defended its use of force.

The Delhi Police told the Supreme Court that its personnel exercised "maximum restraint" and used only "minimum required force" to control CJP protesters at Jantar Mantar, news agency ANI reported.

In an affidavit submitted to the court, authorities said the situation escalated when protesters became violent and breached multiple layers of barricading while attempting to march towards Parliament to demand Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation. The affidavit was filed in r...