India, Oct. 23 -- Samajwadi Party MP Mohibbullah Nadvi alleged that the Delhi Police detained him on Friday while he was en route to meet Jamia Millia Islamia students protesting the restoration of their students' union on campus.

The Rampur MP said that police pushed and manhandled him and detained him, while he was raising his voice for the rights of the students. He also said, as a Jamia alumnus, it is his duty to support students' rights. Nadvi was later released.

Visuals of his detention also surfaced on social media.

Earlier, women students at Jamia marched in solidarity with protesters as the university administration began removing controversial slogans from campus walls and identifying those responsible.

The women students ra...