Chandigarh, Oct. 10 -- Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia, along with several party leaders and workers from Punjab, was detained by the police on Saturday while staging a protest outside the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Chandigarh over the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar issue.

The protest witnessed AAP leaders and cadres marching towards the CEO's office, raising slogans against the Election Commission and demanding accountability.

Tensions escalated as protesters attempted to break through the security perimeter, prompting the police to intervene and detain several demonstrators, including Sisodia, Harpal Singh Cheema and key Punjab party leaders.

Sisodia demanded the resignation of ...