Chandigarh, Dec. 9 -- The Punjab government told the high court that the "gravity and enormity" of the grounds for detention - as well as the conduct of Khadoor Sahib MP and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh - led it to deny him parole to attend the winter session of the Parliament.

Senior advocate Anupam Gupta, appearing for Punjab on Monday, produced a voluminous record along with an affidavit of additional chief secretary Alok Shekhar in support of the government decision taken in respect of the parole case of Amritpal Singh on November 24.

"The gravity and enormity of the grounds of detention and the petitioner's conduct as reflected therein necessitated his continuous and uninterrupted detention for a maximum period of twelve mo...