New Delhi: Scores of individuals, together with dad and mom and environmental activists, staged a protest on the India Gate on Sunday in opposition to the worsening air high quality within the nationwide capital. The protesters, a lot of them moms accompanied by youngsters, mentioned they'd gathered to demand pressing authorities motion to make sure clear air.
“We need to meet our elected officers. We had sought an appointment with the chief minister however have been refused. So many dad and mom are right here as a result of their youngsters are struggling,” environmentalist Bhavreen Khandari mentioned.
In accordance with police, a number of protesters have been detained for assembling with out permission. “There was no permission to carry a protest at India Gate. To keep up regulation and order and guarantee there is no such thing as a obstruction in safety preparations, some individuals have been detained,” a police officer mentioned.
DCP (New Delhi) Devesh Kumar Mahla mentioned the detentions have been preventive in nature.
