New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson and MP Sambit Patra on Saturday dismissed protests at Jantar Mantar as unrepresentative of the nation, asserting that India continues to progress under effective governance.

Patra alleged that "anarchist forces" had been trying to incite unrest and violence in the national capital over recent days, but claimed their efforts ultimately collapsed on Saturday.

"Jantar Mantar's story is not India's story. What is happening at Jantar Mantar, what you can see on TV and a few social media handles, is not India's story. India is calm and going ahead under good governance. We have been seeing that a few anarchist forces have been spreading anarchy in a corner of Delhi for the past few days. But today the anarchists have failed," Patra stated.

He further accused the demonstrators of attempting to hold Delhi hostage and provoke arson and chaos. "The flop show of anarchist elements has completely collapsed. There was an attempt to hold India, the national capital, captive; that there be arson here, that there be violence here," he said, adding, "Today, ‘loktantra’ [democracy] has triumphed over ‘bheedtantra’ [mobocracy]."

Meanwhile, security personnel detained several protesters, including digital content creators, at Dhaula Kuan ahead of a planned rally by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).

To prevent demonstrators from converging at the protest venue, authorities deployed multi-agency forces, set up heavy barricading, placed spike strips, and conducted rigorous vehicle checks at major transit points across the capital.

DCP Kumar Abhishek outlined the security operations, confirming that preventive measures were enforced overnight. "In view of the protest announced in New Delhi today, preventive checks have been implemented here. Female staff are present, and we are checking all vehicles. Extensive arrangements have been made to ensure that public order is not disrupted, and a short while ago, we detained some individuals who were planning to participate in today's protest... These arrangements are ongoing; the operation has been continuous since last night and will remain in effect throughout the day," he told ANI.