India, Oct. 7 -- Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were detained by Delhi Police following a prolonged stand-off during an Opposition protest near Akashvani Bhavan in central Delhi on Wednesday.

The protesters were demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the electoral-roll revision process.

Dramatic footage recorded at the protest showed a large police deployment surrounding Congress workers and other demonstrators. Police personnel formed human chains to contain the crowd and prevent protesters from moving beyond the site.The situation changed sharply within about 45 minutes. What had begun as a relatively calm gathering developed into a confrontation a...