New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Tensions escalated in the national capital on Tuesday as Delhi Police detained Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, party General Secretary KC Venugopal and several other INDIA bloc leaders during their protest march towards the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters.

The detentions took place near the NITI Aayog office, where police personnel had barricaded the route to prevent the advancing delegation of opposition parliamentarians from reaching Nirvachan Sadan.

Meanwhile, continuing his march towards the Election Commission, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached the headquarters and attempted to enter the Commission.

Earlier, dramatic scenes unfolded as opposition ...