Ludhiana, March 6 -- In a curious turn of events, the Khanna police have booked social activist and local BJP leader Paramjit Singh, alias Param Walia, who had filed a complaint against the district administration officers for holding the Punjab Sakhi Shakti Mela on defence land without permission from the defence.

The FIR has been lodged under charges of extortion, defamation and provocation, following the statement of Swati Tiwana, sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), Payal.

In her complaint, the SDM stated that the district administration held the fair in Khanna from February 21 to March 2 at Dussehra ground to promote self-help groups.

She alleged that Walia tried to provoke people by spreading rumours through social posts stating that...