Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday criticised the Centre over the detention of protesters during a demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi, saying the regime lacked “the guts to call this an Emergency”, reported the PTI.

The national capital witnessed heightened security as Delhi Police detained nearly 500 protesters attempting to reach Jantar Mantar for a proposed demonstration by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).