Amid Gandhis' arrest in UP, Haryana min threatens to stop entry if they 'disturb order'

As Gandhi scions - Rahul and Priyanka are stopped while marching towards Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Thursday, warned that if Gandhis try to disturb law and order in Haryana, y will be stopped from entering state. Vij alleged that Punjab Government has already sent two mobs towards Haryana, which were stopped by police. Haryana and Punjab are currently gripped with farmers' protest against Centre's new Farm acts. While BJP-JJP ruled govt has welcomed farm reforms, it stopped farmers  entry of farmers from or states to sell ir produce in Haryana.

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Gandhis arrested by UP police

Congress, which mounted a massive protest against UP govt for brutal Hathras gangrape, was led by Gandhi siblings - Rahul and Priyanka walking towards Hathras on Thursday. With district magistrate imposing section 144 in Hathras, both leaders were stopped by police while trying to enter district. When Gandhis insisted proceeding on foot, UP police arrested Gandhis, Congress leaders - Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary, KC Venugopal and Randeep Surjewala - asking m to go back to Delhi.

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Farmers protest

Protests continue to surge across nation against Farm Acts - with Akali Dal flagging protests in Punjab and Congress planning massive protests across nation. In Punjab and Haryana, 31 farmer organisations under aegis of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) std a Bharat Bandh, taking to streets to block highways on September 25. Extending 'Rail roko', y  squatted on tracks at many places in Punjab, with CM Amarinder Singh too taking to streets to protest.  Similar protests are currently underway in Karnataka, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu with farmers demanding rollback of bills. 

Prime Minister Modi has assured farmers that mandis and minimum sale price will remain, allaying main concern of farmers and lashed out at Opposition for 'spreading rumours'.   Centre also increased minimum support price of wheat by Rs 50 per quintal to Rs 1,975 per quintal, to allay farmers' fears. But several states like Punjab, Maharashtra, Telangana, West Bengal, Chhatisgarh have pledged to 't implement se laws'. President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to all three Farm Bills passed by Parliament - Essential Commodities (Amendment) 2020, Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm services Act 2020 and Farmers' produce trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act 2020.

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