BATHINDA, May 6 -- Key activists of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Sidhupur), including president Jagjit Singh Dallewal, were detained on Tuesday in various districts ahead of the call for a one-day dharna outside Shambhu police station, farmers leaders said.

According to the information, union president Dallewal has been asked by the police not to leave his residence in the Faridkot district. A team of police officials reached Dallewal village at around 4 am and asked the veteran farm leader to stay at his house for the next 3-4 days.

Police authorities, however, didn't comment on the issue, with the top brass remaining tight-lipped over the action.

Several other leaders faced a similar ordeal in different districts of the state, the ...