Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were among opposition leaders detained in Delhi on Thursday. The INDIA bloc held a protest march demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

The leaders were on their way to the Gandhi Smarak when police stopped them. Heavy security was deployed at Rajghat.

The opposition accuses the Election Commission of ‘vote theft’. They staged a symbolic satyagraha against the poll panel.

The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to Delhi Police. It concerns alleged sexual harassment of three women journalists during a protest.

Congress workers from Bulandshahr were stopped from reaching Delhi on October 8.

The protests have disrupted traffic in parts of the capital. More demonstrations are planned in the coming days.

The opposition has questioned the Election Commission’s voter-roll revisions. The ‘vote theft’ charge has become a rallying cry. The poll panel has rejected the charges. It says its processes are transparent and fair.