Chandigarh, Aug. 1 -- A day after Chandigarh police booked Akali Dal Waris Punjab De leader and Dakha MLA Manpreet Singh Ayali along with 14 others over alleged clashes during the party's protest march on July 29, the outfit on Friday condemned the FIR, alleging it was an attempt to stifle a peaceful, democratic protest.

The march had been organised to demand the release of Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh and other Sikh prisoners while also seeking permission for the jailed MP to represent Punjab's concerns in Parliament.

Amritpal's father and senior party leader Tarsem Singh termed the FIR a politically motivated move, aimed at weakening the growing movement seeking justice for Sikh prisoners.

He said the demand for their release had ...