Rahul Gandhi detained during electoral-roll protest in Delhi

Delhi Police detained Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other opposition leaders during a protest in New Delhi over alleged irregularities in electoral rolls, while Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and state minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy were stopped from meeting Gandhi, according to reports and statements by political leaders. Police also registered a case alleging that Gandhi, Vadra and supporters entered Akashvani Bhawan without permission during a march the previous day. The detention prompted condemnation from Revanth, who called the action unlawful and said it would not deter Congress from campaigning over alleged Election Commission irregularities. He said the party would continue pressing for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. His remarks were political statements; the supplied accounts do not include a direct police explanation of the detention or the sequence of events. Delhi Police officials said an FIR was registered against Gandhi, Vadra and their supporters after a complaint alleged they entered Akashvani Bhawan without permission during an October 6 march.