New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The INDIA bloc and its leaders on Monday came down heavily on the Election Commission of India (ECI) amid allegations of "vote theft" in the previous assembly and general elections.

The opposition MPs were detained by the Delhi police this morning for protesting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, following allegations of "vote theft," after they were denied permission to march to the EC office.

The allegations levelled by Congress leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi have sparked massive political controversy across the country, with the ruling side alleging that it was an attempt to create "anarchy" and further charging them of "working" against the...