Chandigarh, Feb. 10 -- Police in Chandigarh on Monday used water cannons to disperse Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and workers from Punjab who attempted to breach barricades while marching towards the residence of Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa to protest against his alleged derogatory remarks targeting public works department minister Harbhajan Singh ETO.

The protesters included several cabinet ministers, MLAs, and other party leaders. Heavy police deployment was put in place to prevent them from reaching Sector 8 residence of Bajwa, the leader of opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha. Harbhajan Singh, along with his wife Surinder Kaur, ministers Harpal Singh Cheema, Dr Balbir Singh, and Mohinder Bhagat, and MLAs Amansher Sing...