Congress leader Pawan Bansal said, "The BJP's actions 12 hours before the apex court hearing, including the Mayor's resignation and attempts to secure three AAP councillors for a majority, have all been thwarted.
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Though police had beefed up security and raised barricades on and around the stretch, it proved difficult for them to control the protestors as they tried to remove the barricades to move ahead, that led to detention of many.