The district administration had yesterday said that it will not permit any political party to stage a protest at the construction site of a housing project in Mandola village.
The locals had called for the mahapanchayat to press their demand for an increase in compensation amount for their land.
Speaking to reporters at police lines here, the JD(U) leader and Rajya Sabha member termed the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government as "anti-farmers" and one trying to "mute voices of cultivators".
Tyagi said the cultivators' demand for increased compensation will be raised in the Upper House.
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Additional District Magistrate (executive) Gyandra Singh said motorcade of the JD(U) leader was stopped at the border of Soinya Vihar Loni.
"Tyagi was detained and brought to police lines. Later on he and his supporters were released," he said.
On the other hand, SDM Loni, Atul Kumar said the agitating farmers have agreed for a dialogue with the administration.
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