Summary:
42 BJP leaders and workers were subsequently arrested. Police had earlier told the BJP leaders that the rally would be intercepted in the Chandni Chowk area. While police were resisting the BJP workers at the front, some of them from the crowd behind started throwing bricks and glass bottles. After the police action BJP workers stepped back a bit but soon the Mahila Morcha workers of BJP put up a road blockade near Chandni Chowk led by actor Rimjhim Mitra. 29 other BJP leaders and workers were also arrested and all of them were taken to Lalbazar central lock-up..