Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Mamata Banerjee, Activists Detained During Delhi Protests
A protest was planned in Delhi by a group called the Cockroach Janata Party.
Mamata Banerjee and some other political leaders and activists were detained by police in different parts of the city.
Several markets, including Khan Market and Connaught Place, were closed during the protests.
A traders’ representative said shopkeepers chose to close because they feared damage if protesters were stopped nearby.
He also said shops still had costs, such as rent and staff salaries, even while closed.
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and party leaders Derek O’Brien and Dola Sen were detained from South Avenue on Saturday.
Neha Bora, Dipankar Bhattacharya, Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav were detained near INA Market while heading to the protest.
The protest was called by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP).
Markets including Khan Market and Connaught Place remained closed amid the protests.
Khan Market Traders Association president Sanjiv Mehra said traders voluntarily shut shops, citing concern about possible property damage and continuing business expenses.
- Who
- Mamata Banerjee, other Trinamool Congress leaders, Neha Bora, Dipankar Bhattacharya, Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav were detained.
- What
- Political leaders and activists were detained amid protests called by the Cockroach Janata Party.
- When
- Saturday; the report was timestamped 14:46.
- Where
- South Avenue and near INA Market in New Delhi; markets including Khan Market and Connaught Place were also affected.
- Why
- The article says the protest was called by the Cockroach Janata Party; it does not state why the detentions were made.
Traders’ Reasons for Closing
Costs of Closure
Shop closures during protests
Traders’ Reasons for Closing
Sanjiv Mehra said traders voluntarily decided to close their shops because they feared property damage if protesters were stopped nearby.
Costs of Closure
Mehra said businesses continued to incur expenses, including rent and salaries, despite being closed.
- Protest organizer
- Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)
- Detention location
- South Avenue
- Other detention location
- Near INA Market
- Markets reported closed
- Khan Market and Connaught Place
- Traders’ representative
- Sanjiv Mehra, Khan Market Traders Association president
- Reasons cited for shop closures
- Traders feared property damage if protesters were stopped nearby; rent and salaries remained expenses during closure.