UP Chief Minister Mayawati on Thursday accused the Congress and other opposition parties of attempting to disturb law and order by spreading rumours on land acquisition and dubbed Rahul Gandhi's dharn

UP chief minister Mayawati 0n Thursday accused the Congress and other Opposition parties of attempting to disturb law and order by spreading rumours on land acquisition and dubbed Rahul Gandhi's dharna in Greater Noida as "mean theatrics".

In a major breach in Rahul Gandhi's security, a youth armed with a country made pistol and standing close to the Congress leader was detained at Kasna police station.

The youth, whose identity was n

Congress leaders and workers were on Thursday baton-charged and detained by UP police during a statewide protest by the party against the arrest of Rahul Gandhi even as chief minister Mayawati slammed the Opposition for attempting to disrupt law and order in Greater Noida hit by violence over land acquisition.

In a major breach in Rahul Gandhi's security, a youth armed with a country made pistol and standing close to the Congress leader was detained at Kasna police station.

Congress on Thursday attacked Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati for dubbing Rahul Gandhi's dharna in Greater Noida as "mean theatrics", saying she was acting out of "frustration".

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi early on Wednesday visited the Bhatta Parsaul village in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida that has seen violence by farmers over land acquisition, leading to four deaths. According to a state Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi reached the village at 6 00 AM.

Joining the farmers' agitation against the Mayawati government, Rahul Gandhi sat on a dharna at the epicentre of recent violence in this district after he entered the village riding pillion on a motorcyle giving the local police a slip before dawn on Wednesday.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi early on Wednesday sneaked into the highly-guarded Bhatta Parsaul village to meet farmers agitating for higher compensation for their land and said the Uttar Pradesh governmen

Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kantilal Bhuria has described party general secretary Rahul Gandhi as leader of the future.