OBC quota stir: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, others detained in Bhopal

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad was detained ahead of his plans to gherao CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's residence to seek 27 per cent reservation for the OBCs.

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and a dozen other people were detained on Sunday ahead of their plans to gherao (encircle) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's residence to seek 27 per cent reservation for the Other Backward Classes, police said.

Azad was detained at the airport upon his arrival along with 12 to 13 people, though the exact number of detainees will be known by late evening, Bhopal police commissioner Makarand Deouskar told PTI.