New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Jantar Mantar turned into a political battleground on Wednesday as the Opposition's confrontation with the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls spilled onto the streets, with INDIA bloc MPs being stopped by Delhi Police, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra detained and opposition leaders vowing to intensify their campaign for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

The standoff, which unfolded amid heavy security near the designated protest site, saw Rahul Gandhi attempt to open a barricaded gate as Opposition MPs sought to proceed towards Jantar Mantar. Police pushed the protesters back, and several lea...