Watch: Rahul Gandhi leaves for Mandsaur on a motorcycle to meet farmers, police say they will stop him

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday left for Mandsaur where five farmers were killed during protests earlier this week even as the local police made it clear that he will not be allowed to enter the district.

He left this morning for the district and would enter Madhya Pradesh from Rajasthan by road.

#WATCH Congress VP Rahul Gandhi travels by road on a motorcycle to Madhya Pradesh’s #Mandsaur pic.twitter.com/CWoUq0zpWS

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A contingents of Rapid Action Force (RAF) were deployed in Mandsaur which has been on the boil since the violence two days ago.

Two companies of RAF, comprising around 100 men each, have moved into Pipliamandi, the police said.

"Gandhi arrived here in a chartered plane and left for Madhya Pradesh by road," IG Udaipur Anand Srivastava said.

Gandhi is accompanied by PCC Rajasthan chief Sachin Pilot and other party leaders, including Digvijay Singh, Girija Vyas, Kamalnath.

Congressmen in several vehicles are accompanying Gandhi.

However, Superintendent of Police of Neemuch Manoj Kumar Singh said the Congress leader will not be allowed to enter the violence-hit district where the situation remains tense.

If the Congress leader tries to enter the district, he will be detained, the SP said.