New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- AAP leaders and Association of Students for Alternative Politics (ASAP) volunteers were detained at India Gate on Sunday after marching from Jantar Mantar to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and demand his resignation, according to the party.

Delhi AAP president Saurabh Bharadwaj, MLAs Sanjeev Jha and Kuldeep Kumar and other party workers were taken into custody and put into buses. AAP alleged that police personnel manhandled protesters during the detention and said Bharadwaj was grabbed by his legs and lifted upside down, after which he experienced difficulty breathing.

The party's account of the detention was followed by criticism from its national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, who said, "The ...