Over 100 BJP workers detained in Dera Bassi
Mohali, Aug. 22 -- Police detained over 100 BJP leaders and supporters, including district president Sanjeev Vashisht, in Nagla village in Dera Bassi on Thursday. Party workers alleged that they were detained while attempting to set up a camp to provide public welfare schemes launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
BJP workers also accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government of creating a "curfew-like atmosphere" in the area. They claimed that police were misused to prevent the camp, with workers being forcibly picked up, loaded into buses, and detained. The detainees were released after an hour. Vashisht accused the state government of authoritarianism, saying its actions reflected a loss of control. "The Punjab government is deliberately stopping people from availing benefits of the Prime Minister's initiatives," he said.htc...
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