Ferozepur, Aug. 23 -- Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar, his nephew and Abohar MLA Sandeep Jakhar, along with former minister Surjit Kumar Jiyani, were taken into custody by police at Balluana in the border district of Fazilka on Friday when they were attempting to hold an 'awareness camp' in Abohar. The trio was released after four hours.

Soon after being released, Jakhar slammed the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government for trying to 'silence him using the police'.

Asserting that he would not be intimidated, Jahkar said stopping camps was "undemocratic and unconstitutional."

"The state government failed to implement central welfare initiatives, leaving the poor to suffer. We will approach the high court against the stopping of its camps. The ...