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No surprise arrests: Punjab to High Court on Rajya Sabha member Sandeep Pathak FIRs row
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No surprise arrests: Punjab to High Court on Rajya Sabha member Sandeep Pathak FIRs row

The Indian Express·Express News Service·25 days ago
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The Punjab Government Friday said no coercive action would be taken against Rajya Sabha member Sandeep Pathak without informing the Punjab and Haryana High Court after Pathak moved a petition claiming media reports suggested two FIRs had been registered against him, but that he had not been furnished any details. Appearing for Pathak, Senior Advocate R S Rai told the court that his client, elected to the Rajya Sabha from Punjab in April 2022 on an Aam Aadmi Party ticket, recently switched political allegiance along with six other Upper House members from Punjab. Rai submitted that newspaper reports published on May 2 and May 3 stated that the Punjab Police had registered two FIRs against Pathak, but neither their numbers, dates, police stations, nor the nature of the allegations had been disclosed. “I am fundamentally only asking that if there is an FIR, give me a copy.…

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