Waris Punjab De slams FIR over Chandigarh march
Chandigarh police booked Akali Dal Waris Punjab De leader and Dakha MLA Manpreet Singh Ayali along with 14 others over alleged clashes during a protest march on July 29.
The march demanded the release of Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh and other Sikh prisoners, and permission for the jailed MP to represent Punjab's concerns in Parliament.
Waris Punjab De condemned the FIR, calling it an attempt to stifle a peaceful, democratic protest and alleging the government's intolerance of dissent.
Amritpal's father Tarsem Singh termed the FIR politically motivated, noting it included the name of late former Punjab minister Ajaib Singh Mukmailpur, exposing factual inaccuracies.
Ayali maintained the march was peaceful and disciplined, with volunteers ensuring minimal inconvenience to the public.
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