Karnataka Cong turns 'black day' protest into fresh offensive against Centre, EC

Bengaluru, Oct 8 (UNI) The Karnataka Congress on Thursday stepped up its confrontation with the Centre and the Election Commission, observing a 'black day' in Bengaluru over the detention of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during protests in New Delhi. Hundreds of Congress workers gathered outside the KPCC headquarters carrying black flags and raising slogans against the Central government, alleging that the Delhi Police action against the Congress leaders amounted to an assault on democratic rights. The protest, led by KPCC President and MLC B.K. Hariprasad and attended by senior…