BJP leader Yashwant Sinha detained during farmers' protest
The police on Monday detained senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha and 250 farmers in Maharashtra's Akola for protesting against government's 'apathy' towards Vidarbha farmers, a police official said. While District Collector Astik Kumar Pandey said Sinha is free to leave, Sinha said he will remain at police headquarters. He demanded that FIRs be registered against bogus cotton companies.