Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, SAD spokesperson Daljit Singh Cheema alleged the four councillors were detained at the behest of Congress MLA from Faridkot Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon. Dhillon and Senior Superintendent of Police Kuldeep Singh Chahal of SAS Nagar in which Zirakpur falls refuted the allegations. Cheema also alleged that councillors were being coerced to side with the ruling government in the State. MLA Dhillon said, “SAD is short of numbers in the Faridkot MC. If that was not the case, why these councillors went away from Faridkot.

Source: Indian Express May 02, 2017 21:33 UTC