CHANDIGARH: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday claimed that Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann was detained for three hours at Delhi airport after returning from Paris and was fined Rs 50,000, with officials citing “tremendous pressure from above”.The party did not specify the reason for Mann’s detention or the fine.Punjab AAP media in-charge Baltej Pannu linked the incident to the Centre’s “repeated” denial of permission for Mann’s foreign visits. He also alleged that the Centre was withholding Punjab’s funds and mishandling the farmers’ protest.Pannu accused the Centre of creating “obstacles” in the path of Punjab’s progress.(With Agency Inputs)
