High drama was witnessed in Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh on Friday when Rahul Gandhi was stopped by the police while leading scores of farmers to meet the Divisional Commissioner provoking the young Congress leader to sit on the road on a dharna.he general secretary of the Congress was on his way for a meeeting with P V Jaganmohan in a carcade which also included buses carrying the farmers but could not proceed after the local administration barricaded all roads leading to the DC's residence since the office located nearby was closed being a holiday.Rahul was on the concluding leg of his three-day visit of drought-prone Bundelkhand which is billed as an exercise to take on Chief Minister Mayawati for alleged acts of omission and commission in giving succour to drought affected farmers.The administration was adamant that a delegation of not more than five people including the scion of the Gandhi-Nehru family will be allowed to proceed.Soon arguments followed with local congress leaders trying to impress upon the police that all the farmers from Ghisoli and Badora village accompanying Rahul and numbering nearly 300 should be allowed.Some tense moments were witnessed when the Congress leader meanwhile squatted on the road reportedly telling the local officials that farmers must be present when their grievances are brought before the district authorities.The administration later relented and allowed the farmers to accompany Gandhi for the meeting with the divisional commissioner after identifying themselves.In Delhi, Congress spokesman Manish Tiwari accused Chief Minister Mayawati of high-handedness and said it was ‘unfair’ on the part of the police to stop Rahul.
