MP farmers' stir: Rahul Gandhi's entry into Mandsaur blocked; RAF deployed

Two companies of RAF, comprising around 100 men each, have moved into Pipliamandi in Mandsaur

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi might not be able to meet the victims of Tuesday's police firing in Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh as the state administration has decided to stop him at Nayagaon in Neemuch, around 40 kilometre away from the epicentre.

Other Congress leaders, including senior leaders like Ajay Singh and Arun Yadav, have also been stopped from going towards Mandsaur. Gandhi is being accompanied by Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav.

The state administration has shifted the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police (SP) of Mandsaur and clamped section 144 in all sensitive areas, including the borders of Rajasthan,