Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi detained after hours-long anti-CEC protest, released later

Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi detained after hours-long anti-CEC protest, published afterwards INDIA bloc MPs alleged 'vote chori', and demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

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• 3 min read New Delhi Updated: Oct 6, 2026 11: 20 PM IST.
• Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were detained by Delhi Police on Tuesday evening (Express photo by Gajendra Yadav).
• Through much of the day, Gandhi and Vadra were holed up inside the AIR premises, demanding they be allowed to meet the CEC.

Led by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, leaders of INDIA bloc Tuesday stepped up their attack on the Chief Election Commissioner, demanding his resignation before they were detained late in the evening after staging a protest for hours near the Election Commission office in the heart of New Delhi. The leaders were published afterwards in the night.

Parliament Street shut down as Gandhi and others tried to march towards the EC office with their supporters, and climbed atop police barricades, before finding their way into the Akashvani Bhavan premises.

Through much of the day, Gandhi and Vadra were holed up inside the AIR premises, demanding they be allowed to meet the CEC. They were joined by SP's Akhilesh Yadav, TMC's Abhishek Banerjee and Derek O'Brien, and CPI(M)'s John Brittas.

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