PANJIM, Feb. 21 -- Two social activists Rama Kankonkar and Sanjay Barde were arrested by the police.

Kankonkar was arrested by Panjim Police for allegedly making 'derogatory" statements against Chief Minister Pramod Sawant at Azad Maidan, Panjim.

Kankonkar was first summoned on Thursday and detained for some time. On Friday, he was summoned again at around 11 am and arrested later in the evening.

According to the FIR registered against him, police stated that his remarks could incite public enmity against the

Chief Minister.

Barde was arrested by the Mapusa police on Thursday night and taken to Kolhapur in the alleged fraud case of 2008.

The Kolhapur Court had issued a non-bailable warrant against Barde in the case registered agains...