Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday called for a silent protest at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park, urging Mumbaikars to join the demonstration against the detention of protesters who had demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the electoral process. (PICS/ RANJEET JADHAV)

Dozens of people were detained by Mumbai Police at Shivaji Park in Dadar on Sunday while attempting to join a protest in support of the Cockroach Janta Party. The demonstration comes amid opposition concerns over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and demands for CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation (Pics/Atul Kamble)