Shimla, Feb. 25 -- A political controversy has erupted in Himachal Pradesh following the arrest of three Youth Congress office-bearers by Delhi Police in connection with a protest at the AI Summit, and the subsequent detention of Delhi Police personnel by Himachal Police in Dharampur (Solan). The episode has triggered criticism from the BJP with allegations of interference, misuse of authority and failure of law and order.

BJP state chief spokesperson and MLA Rakesh Jamwal on Wednesday criticized the Congress-led state government over the sequence of events, terming it "unfortunate and unprecedented."He said that personnel of the Delhi Police, who had reportedly come to apprehend individuals accused of disrupting an international event and...