Sangrur, May 4 -- Four leaders of the Bharti Kisan Union (BKU) Ekta-Azad were detained while they were allegedly trying to disrupt an event of cabinet minister Aman Arora in Longowal town, a Sangrur police officer said on Sunday. Among those detained are Jaswinder Singh Soma, a senior leader of the BKU Ekta-Azad, Kulwinder Singh Soni, Happy Singh Namol and Baljinder Singh Longowal.

A senior police officer, wishing not to be named, said that after the minister reached the event, a group of farmers was directed by a few union leaders to gherao him so the police had to detain them. The police officer said the farmers wanted to meet the minister in group, but cops requested them to send not more than two or three leaders. The officer mention...