India, Oct. 11 -- Amid a crackdown on anti-CEC protests, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday said the Capital would not be held hostage and accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal of trying to turn the city into a "battleground" in league with their "B-Team" CJP.

Top CJP leaders, Kejriwal, along with leaders of Left parties and Trinamool Congress, CJP members, activists and students were among over 7,000 people detained as authorities foiled a planned protest by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at Jantar Mantar to demand resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.

CJP convener Abhijeet Dipke and Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained at Delhi airport on their arrival from Mum...