Uttar Pradesh Congress secretary Sachin Chaudhary was arrested for making controversial remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during a press conference, defying lockdown, in Amroha on Saturday.
A case under Section 188 and other sections of the Criminal Procedure Code was registered.
Chaudhary, who fought the Lok Sabha poll on Congress ticket from Amroha, along with two others were also charged for violating Section 144 of the CrPC.
The arrested Congress leader said in the presser that the lockdown was imposed without any preparation and like a social emergency, made people uneasy.
He said that the worst affected were those from lower middle class as they were finding it difficult to arrange two square meals.