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Delhi Police Detains Protesters as Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi Stage Dharna at Akashvani BhavanHigh drama unfolded in central Delhi on Parliament Street as Congress workers and opposition leaders were detained by the Delhi Police during a protest march towards the Election Commission of India. Leaders from the INDIA bloc, including Akhilesh Yadav and Abhishek Banerjee, were stopped at police barricades and detained. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, accompanied by senior leaders such as KC Venugopal, Deepender Hooda, and Pawan Khera, staged an impromptu sit-in protest at gate number four of Akashvani Bhavan. Despite police requests to vacate the public broadcaster's premises as office hours concluded, the leaders refused to move unless allocated a designated dharna spot or permitted to march to the Election Commission. Frontal organisations, including the Indian Youth Congress and NSUI, also joined the demonstrations across central Delhi, leading to heavy security deployment, including the Rapid Action Force, to manage the continuing standoff.