The leaders were turned back from the outskirts of Meerut, 75km (45 miles) northeast of New Delhi, Rahul Gandhi later told reporters.
Abaholi baye babuyiselwa  ogwini laseMeerut, elingamakhilomitha angama-75 (amamayeli angama-45) enyakatho-mpumalanga yeNew Delhi  kuphawula uRahul Gandhi kamuva etshela abezindaba.