Swarajya Abhiyan chief Yogendra Yadav, former JNU student Umar Khalid and ex-JNUSU president N Sai Balaji were among those who were detained, officials said."I have just been detained from Lal Qila."Police have divided the protesters. Happy to be in the company of Dr Dharamvir Gandhi, ex-MP, Patiala," he added."Picked up by Delhi Police from Red Fort. We had gathered to protest against the divisive CAB-NRC on Ashfaq & Bismils martyrdom day. This is something we owe to Ashfaq & Bismils sacrifice," Khalid tweeted. Thousands on the way."If you have a memo of demands, give it to me.Happy to be in the company of Dr Dharamvir Gandhi, ex-MP, Patiala pic.Several Jamia students and activists were also sitting inside the Jamia Masjid complex to protest against the CAA and National Register of Citizens (NRC). Am told we are being taken to Bawana," Yadav tweeted.Protesters, which included activists and students, were dragged into buses in a bid to clear the area. Holding placards and shouting slogans, the protesters allowed themselves to be escorted to the buses.Several people have been stopped at Turkman Gate as well, protestors claimed. About a thousand protesters already detained. We have implemented Sec 144.What is the harm in protesting peacefully, a protestor asked."Every time we gather to protest against CAB and NRC, police detain some of the protesters so that we start focusing on getting them released," said Shakib (29). If anti-social elements try to breach peace, you people wont be able to control it," Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ajit K Singla told a group of protesters at Red Fort here.It is an honour Sliding Door Openers to be detained on 19th of December, a small tribute to Ashfakulla Khan and Ramprasad Bismil..New Delhi: Scores of protesters were detained by the Delhi Police near Red Fort when they tried to take out a march to protest the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in defiance of the prohibitory orders imposed there.twitter.

The Delhi Police has urged protesters to go to the designated place for their protest.com/odFCzMJQNf— Yogendra Yadav (@_YogendraYadav) December 19, 2019"It is an honour to be detained on 19th of December, a small tribute to Ashfakulla Khan and Ramprasad Bismil. I appeal to all peacefully keep protesting till unconstitutional CAB-NRC is rolled back. Thousands of people started moving towards Red Fort from different directions, including Daryaganj, Turkman gate and Jama Masjid, at 10 am. Please cooperate with the Delhi Police," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Mandeep Singh Randhawa said. Section 144 has already been imposed in the area."We urge people not to listen to any rumours. We were stopped in between, were not allowed to move forward," Amjad, one of the protestors, said. Some protesters, who could reach Chandni Chowk, were baton-charged, forced into buses and taken to Bawana