Amritsar, Aug. 31 -- Punjab Police on Saturday detained senior BJP leader and retired IAS officer Jagmohan Singh Raju for organising a Right to Education (RTE) awareness camp in Amritsar.

Led by Raju, the BJP workers had gathered at Maqboolpura in Amritsar East assembly segment to launch "From Courtroom to Classroom - Haq Dee Ladai" campaign.

To prevent them from launching the drive, cops detained more than 100 volunteers and also took Raju into custody. He was released after four hours.

The drive, led by the BJP leader in his capacity as chairman of JM Foundation and KS Raju Legal Trust, and general secretary, BJP Punjab, was aimed at helping poor families secure admission for their children in private schools under the 25% RTE quota,...