{
  "id": 15843182,
  "title": "Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann detained at Delhi airport",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/punjab-cm-bhagwant-mann-detained-at-delhi-airport",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-21T03:07:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/punjab-cm-bhagwant-mann-detained-at-delhi-airport-for-3-hours-fined-rs-50000-alleges-aap/articleshow/135080577.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) accused Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of being detained for three hours and fined Rs 50,000 at Delhi airport after his return from Paris. The party claimed that the detention and fine were due to \"tremendous pressure from above\". AAP media in-charge Baltej Pannu alleged that the incident was a deliberate obstruction of Mann's efforts to attract investment to Punjab, following the Punjab and Haryana High Court's decision to allow his overseas visit. Pannu stated that Mann had gone to Paris to promote Punjab's products at SIAL Paris 2026, an international food trade exhibition. He claimed that despite the court's directions for due protocol, Mann faced deliberate delays and disrespect. AAP accused the Central government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, of repeatedly blocking foreign visits of the chief minister, fearing that such trips could lead to investments and funding for Punjab.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}