CPI leader, workers holding protest to demand Gaza ceasefire detained in DelhiCarrying banners reading "Ceasefire Now" and "Stop the Genocide", Raja and a few supporters tried to march towards the Israel embassy.
Last Updated IST
Smoke rises following Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip August 8, 2024.
Credit: Reuters Photo
New Delhi: Senior CPI leader Annie Raja and about a dozen party workers and supporters holding a protest near Khan Market to demand a ceasefire in Gaza were detained on Friday, officials said.
Carrying banners reading "Ceasefire Now" and "Stop the Genocide", Raja and a few supporters tried to march towards the Israel embassy.
They were detained and taken to the Tughlak Road police station in a bus, an officer said.
The police will release them after holding them in detention for some time, the officer added.