IN PICS: Cops Detain Akhilesh Yadav, Other Samajwadi Party Leaders As They Sit On Dharna On Road

Police took SP chief Akhilesh Yadav into custody on Monday after party leaders led by him broke through security cordon to sit on a dharna in the heart of the city to oppose the three farm bills against which farmers have given a call for 'Bharat Bandh' on Tuesday.

Varanasi: Police personnel detain Samajwadi Party workers who were protesting at the district headquarters in support of ongoing farmers' agitation, in Varanasi, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (PTI Photo) (PTI07-12-2020_000075B)

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav along with party workers participates in a sit-in protest after their vehicles were stopped while on the way to Kannauj, to participate in a march in support of farmers agitation over Centre's farm reform laws, in Lucknow, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar)(PTI07-12-2020_000066B)

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav along with party workers participates in a sit-in protest after their vehicles were stopped while on the way to Kannauj, to participate in a march in support of farmers agitation over Centre's farm reform laws, in Lucknow, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar)(PTI07-12-2020_000065B)

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav along with party workers participates in a sit-in protest after their vehicles were stopped while on the way to Kannauj, to participate in a march in support of farmers agitation over Centre's farm reform laws, in Lucknow, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar)(PTI07-12-2020_000064A)

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party workers being detained while on the way to Kannauj, to participate in a march in support of farmers agitation over Centre's farm reform laws, in Lucknow, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar)(PTI07-12-2020_000072B)

**EDS: RPT (CORRECTS CAPTION)** Mirzapur: Police detain Samajwadi Party (SP) workers during a protest in support of farmers agitation over Centre's farm reform laws, in Mirzapur, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (PTI Photo)(PTI07-12-2020_000067B)

Lucknow: Police attempt to detain Samajwadi Party (SP) workers during a protest after their vehicles were stopped while on the way to Kannauj, to participate in a march in support of farmers agitation over Centre's farm reform laws, in Lucknow, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar)(PTI07-12-2020_000071A)

Lucknow: Police attempt to detain Samajwadi Party (SP) workers during a protest after their vehicles were stopped while on the way to Kannauj, to participate in a march in support of farmers agitation over Centre's farm reform laws, in Lucknow, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar)(PTI07-12-2020_000073B)

**EDS: RPT (ADDS DETAILS)** Lucknow: Police baton charge Samajwadi Party (SP) workers during a protest after their vehicles were stopped while on the way to Kannauj, to participate in a march in support of farmers agitation over Centre's farm reform laws, outside SP office in Lucknow, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar)(PTI07-12-2020_000069B)

**EDS: RPT (ADDS DETAILS)** Lucknow: Police baton charge Samajwadi Party (SP) workers during a protest after their vehicles were stopped while on the way to Kannauj, to participate in a march in support of farmers agitation over Centre's farm reform laws, in Lucknow, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar)(PTI07-12-2020_000070B)