Chandigarh, Feb. 20 -- An altercation took place between the Chandigarh policemen and security personnel of Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu on Wednesday when the latter reached the official residence of Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann to meet him in connection with cases registered against two of his close associates in the state.

There were heated arguments between the central minister's security officials and city policemen, with both sides accusing each other of impeding them from performing their duties. While Bittu's security staff accused the Chandigarh police of blocking their vehicle and stopping them from performing their duty of protecting the minister, the latter claimed a breach of protocol by security staff.

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