India, Feb. 11 -- LUCKNOW Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) leader and MLA from Sirathu assembly seat, Pallavi Patel, was detained by the police in Hazratganj on Tuesday, during a march supporting the immediate implementation of the UGC Equity Regulations 2026.

The Apna Dal (K) leader was leading a foot march in support of the regulations, starting from the IT College intersection and proceeding towards the Assembly, where the Budget Session was underway. Police stopped her as the march passed near the Reserve Police Lines. When Patel tried to climb over a barricade, cops stopped her, resulting in a clash between the police and the MLA. This was followed by a sit-in protest on the road.

The police tried to convince Patel to end her protest, but she...