Mohali, July 3 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and other Akali leaders were on Wednesday taken into preventive custody in Mohali while attempting to march to the district court complex to express solidarity with party leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who was arrested last month in a disproportionate assets case. The Akali leaders, detained for close to three hours, were released after Majithia's court hearing concluded. Tensions rose when Sukhbir arrived at Gurdwara Amb Sahib to address supporters. His convoy was intercepted by superintendent of police (SP) Manpreet Singh and his team, who denied him entry, citing emergency orders from senior officials. Sukhbir, along with party leaders Sikander Singh Maluka and Parambans Singh Bunty Romana, was later detained when they attempted to proceed towards the gurdwara on foot. Sukhbir accused the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of imposing an 'undeclared emergency' in Punjab. He claimed that Akali workers were being unlawfully detained or stopped at police checkpoints. "Bhagwant Mann has imposed an undeclared emergency in Punjab. Akali workers proceeding to Mohali to show solidarity with Bikram Singh Majithia, who has been framed in a false case by the AAP government, are being detained at their homes and stopped at nakas," Sukhbir posted on X (formerly Twitter). Speaking to reporters, Sukhbir said: "They cannot scare us. Every single Akali worker will stand firm against the AAP government's oppression and fight back." Sukhbir, along with several other SAD leaders and supporters, was then taken to the Phase-11 police station, where they were held for nearly three hours until Majithia's court hearing concluded. After being released, Sukhbir again attempted to march towards the court and were detained. They were later dropped at Sector 39 in Chandigarh by the police. Mohali halqa in-charge Parminder Singh Sohana staged a protest outside the VB office here while SAD leader Sucha Singh Langah alleged that the Punjab Police were acting under the directions of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal. State AAP chief and minister Aman Arora took a dig at Sukhbir. "I want to ask him, do you even have a thousand workers left in Punjab today? During your ten-year rule, you turned Akali Dal into 'Khaali Dal' (Empty Party)," said Arora. Pargat Singh, MLA, Jalandhar Cantt, said: "The way the government is suppressing the rights of the people, it is like imposing an undeclared emergency in Punjab."...