Ramon Magsaysay Award winner says put under house arrest, Lucknow administration denies charge

Ramon Magsaysay Award winner social activist Sandeep Pandey on Sunday claimed that he was put under house arrest on three occasions in the past week to prevent him from expressing views on national issues.

The Lucknow district administration, however, rejected the claim.

"In the past one week, we have been stopped thrice by the police and administration from freely expressing our views. I was put under house arrest on three occasions (August 11, 16 and 17)," Mr Pandey claimed, adding that they were prevented from going to Ayodhya for a two-day programme on communal amity on Saturday.

"We were stopped mid-way," he said.