LUCKNOW, Feb. 17 -- A major confrontation allegedly broke out between the Congress leaders and police in Lucknow on Tuesday after authorities stopped party workers from marching towards the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly during a protest against the Centre for making changes to the rural job scheme MGNREGA, and for introducing VB-GRAMG.

Several senior leaders and hundreds of workers were detained as police used barricades and heavy deployment to block the march amid the ongoing budget session.

Senior leaders, including Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) president Ajay Rai, Congress legislature party leader Aradhna Mishra, and state in-charge Avinash Pande, climbed barricades and raised slogans along with around 1,000 party work...