LUCKNOW, April 12 -- : Members of several Kshatriya organisations on Saturday staged a protest in the heart of Lucknow against the Samajwadi Party and its Rajya Sabha MP Ramji Lal Suman who had made a controversial remark about medieval ruler Rana Sanga last month. The protest coincided with Rana Sanga's birth anniversary, which was celebrated on Saturday.

Police deployed heavy force at Hazratganj crossing after receiving alerts about the gathering, which included Karni Sena, Kshatriya Mahasabha and Rashtriya Rajput Mahasabha.

Karni Sena members claimed that over 20 of their office bearers were detained and former Allahabad University student union president Abhishek Singh Sonu was taken into custody when he reached Hazratganj to suppor...