New Delhi, 22/8: Security forces detained protesters as hundreds gathered at Jantar Mantar on Friday, demanding an end to caste-based reservation and its replacement with an economic criteria-based system of affirmative action.
Officials said no permission had been had been granted for any protest, procession, demonstration or assembly at Jantar Mantar. However, a no-objection certificate (NOC) was issued for a peaceful protest at a different venue, Ramlila Ground.
