India, July 2 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s West Bengal unit president and Union minister of state Sukanta Majumdar filed a writ petition before the Calcutta high court on Wednesday challenging his detentions by state police during some recent political agitations, his office said in a statement.

"The petition, filed through his legal counsel, details various instances of unlawful restriction and detention by the police, allegedly carried out with complete disregard for the due process of law and the fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitution of India," the statement said.

Majumdar is the Union minister of state for education and development of north east region.

The petition sought "issuanc...