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Police detained student and activist leaders in central Delhi ahead of a planned demonstration. Despite the detentions, crowds comprising students, youth, and parents gathered in solidarity across Connaught Place and surrounding stretches, including Barakhamba Road and Mandi House. A large contingent of police personnel was deployed across the area to manage the assembly and prevent marchers from advancing.

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00:00But there also you see a lot of people and that's Neha Bora right in the middle.
00:04There's a camera obstructing it but there you go, you can see her.
00:08There are those from AISA who are trying to stop her from being taken inside the detention bus.
00:15But the Delhi police, women constables are right there.
00:18That's Neha Bora, in specs, being pulled inside on one side by the Delhi police,
00:25on the other by AISA supporters.
00:27But looks like Delhi police has had its way at the moment.
00:31And Neha Bora also, now safe to say, has been taken under detention.
00:36If today's call was to be taken or the call had been taken by CJP and AISA,
00:42then both their leaders as we speak, Abhiji Dipke of the CJP and Neha Bora of AISA,
00:49both have been taken under detention, minutes away from each other.
00:52Abhiji Dipke picked up minutes before the clock struck five, which is when the call had been given.
01:02And now Neha Bora also been detained by the cops.
01:05Now it will be interesting to see what really happens through the protest.
01:08You see, a protest is as strong as its leaders sometimes.
01:11In most cases, with both the leaders now under detention,
01:15it will be interesting to see what happens to the rest of them who are still pouring in.
01:20Do they A know about the fact that both Neha Bora and Abhiji Dipke have been taken under detention
01:25and are they still coming in?
01:27At the moment, today's strategy of Delhi police has been different.
01:30They have not stopped any metros,
01:33but they are present in huge numbers and will not allow any protest either.
01:37Moshmi Singh is with us.
01:38In fact, there is a...
01:40All right, there you go.
01:41Neha Bora was about to speak to the cameras,
01:43but the window has been shut on her face and so she can't speak
01:46and we can't get a live reaction from that, you know, from Neha Bora there as well.
01:52Moshmi Singh continues to be with us.
01:53Preeti Chaudhary also with us.
01:55And our reporters are spread on all across, you know, central Delhi
01:59and cannot please to give you an overview of what's happening.
02:02Moshmi Singh continues to be with us.
02:05Moshmi, give me a sense of what's happening on the ground.
02:08As we speak, Neha Bora, Abhijit Dipke both have been detained.
02:18I understand, I heard you there
02:20and we are not very far away from where Neha Bora has been detained.
02:25But in the inner circle now, I can tell you,
02:28at CP, it's completely flooded.
02:30It's pin drop silence, rare sloganeering,
02:34but a lot of people in solidarity.
02:37The entire circle, we've just taken one complete circle
02:41and we can hear the police announcements,
02:44lots of youngsters, lots of parents accompanying youngsters,
02:49walking in solidarity.
02:52Now, if you look at this,
02:54now if you look at this,
02:55this is the Barak Kamba where Neha Bora from Mundi House
02:59was coming towards this side
03:01and this is the inner circle
03:03where you can see Kunj just showed the protesters
03:07who are marching and sloganeering.
03:10So, you can see that here the march has started.
03:14Athiranga being held by few youngsters here and there
03:18and the sloganeering is going on.
03:21Many of them had come here
03:22hoping that they will meet Dipke,
03:25hoping that they will see Neha Bora
03:27and clearly, you know,
03:29this is a point of time where
03:31this is the kind of police presence.
03:34If you look at Barak Kamba Road or Mundi House,
03:37if you go that side,
03:39that is the stretch where, you know,
03:42clearly an entry point towards CP,
03:46the closest metro station, Mundi House,
03:49Barak Kamba and, yeah,
03:51there are lots of youngsters who are here,
03:53some bystanders,
03:55many of them coming from different parts
03:57of the national capital,
03:59coming from different stretches of the country
04:01just to make it count.
04:03More largely, you see a lot of youngster crowd
04:05and lots of parents also
04:08who are accompanying these people.

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