New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was detained by Delhi Police late Tuesday after nearly nine hours of a dramatic sit-in at Akashvani Bhavan in central Delhi, bringing the INDIA bloc's day-long confrontation with the Election Commission of India and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to a tense climax.
Rahul, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and several other Opposition leaders were taken into custody after police moved into the premises to clear the protesters, who had refused to leave unless they were allowed to proceed to the Election Commission headquarters or provided an authorised alternative venue for their demonstration.
The detention marked a dramatic escalation in ...