Rahul Gandhi briefly detained during India election protest

Summary

• NEW DELHI: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was briefly detained by police on Tuesday during a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
• Gandhi, a senior Congress leader, joined opposition lawmakers in a march from Parliament towards the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters in New Delhi.
• The court’s intervention could bring further scrutiny to the controversy as opposition parties continue their campaign against the Election Commission and demand greater accountability.

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NEW DELHI: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was briefly detained by police on Tuesday during a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Gandhi, a senior Congress leader, joined opposition lawmakers in a march from Parliament towards the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters in New Delhi. Police stopped the protesters with barricades and a heavy security deployment.

An officer briefly detained Gandhi along with several other lawmakers before releasing them. Gandhi was seen standing on a police barricade and waving the Indian national flag as protesters raised slogans against the election authorities.