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Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi along with party leaders being carried in a police bus in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI

New Delhi, November 2The alleged suicide of an army veteran over the OROP issue today snowballed into a huge political showdown in the capital with Rahul Gandhi being detained twice by Delhi police amid high drama and the movement of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal restricted.In a tweet, Kejriwal claimed that he has been detained.

(Follow The Tribune on Facebook; and Twitter @thetribunechd)Several leaders of Congress and AAP, including Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, were also held by the police even as Rahul and Kejriwal tore into Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Rahul said the Delhi police action was symbolic of “undemocratic” mentality of the Modi government while Kejriwal accused the prime minister of being guilty of “deceit” and indulging in “lies” over the One Rank One Pension (OROP) issue.

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The Congress and AAP leaders also accused the Modi government of being responsible for the death of ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal, 70, a resident of Haryana’s Bhiwani district who ended his life yesterday by consuming poison on the lawns of a government building in Janpath.

I urge the PM once again: soldiers should not have to struggle to claim what is their due.OROP must be implemented in a meaningful way!

Let us show our gratitude to our brave soldiers not only through our words but also through our actions.My letter to the Hon. Prime Minister