Over 7,000 detained, Rs 2,000 crore lost: Inside the day CJP was stopped from reaching Jantar Mantar
Over 7,000 detained, Rs 2,000 crore lost: Inside the day CJP was stopped from reaching Jantar Mantar
The programme compared the numbers with past events. About 5,500 people were detained in a single day during the anti-CAA protests in December 2019. On 10 August, 12,000 were detained in Tripura during a "Jail Bharo" movement by farmers and workers. During the 1974 railway strike, 50,000 protesters were arrested over 20 days, about 2,500 a day.
The programme compared the numbers with past events. About 5,500 people were detained in a single day during the anti-CAA protests in December 2019. On 10 August, 12,000 were detained in Tripura during a "Jail Bharo" movement by farmers and workers. During the 1974 railway strike, 50,000 protesters were arrested over 20 days, about 2,500 a day.