However senior officials said that political leaders will not be permitted. The official said that the curbs were put in place only to maintain law and order.

In the last two days several opposition leaders have been stopped from entering the village even amid massive protests.

The family of the victim had alleged that they were not being allowed to come out of their homes. The police official dismissed the allegations saying that they are baseless.

On October 1, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were stopped dramatically by the police, when they were leading a march into the village.

Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’ Brien, along with several other party leaders , said they were manhandled by the UP police when they tried to enter the victim’s village.

Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will make another attempt this afternoon to meet the family of the 20-year-old. “Nothing in the world can stop me from going to Hathras to meet this unhappy family to share their pain,” Mr Gandhi tweeted this morning.

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The members, including Trinamool Congress’s Derek O’Brien, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s Sanjay singh, Congress’s Rajeev Satav and CPM’s KK Ragesh, were told they had displayed “unruly behavior especially with the Chair and gross disorderly conduct”.

“I am pained at what happened yesterday. It defies logic. It is a bad day for Rajya Sabha,” said Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu. He said the members threw papers, wrenched mics away, “physically threatened” Deputy Chairman Harivansh Singh and even abused him.

“I am naming Mr Derek O Brien. Please go out of the house,” Mr Naidu said, as he named the suspended members. The house was adjourned for the third time at 10.40 am.

Two of the government’s three farm bills, which have led to massive protests by opposition parties and farmers, were passed on September 21 amid an uproar in the Rajya Sabha.

MPs claim they had asked for a physical vote but they were denied. The deputy chairman conducted a voice vote without paying attention to the protests. Rajya Sabha TV muted the audio telecast of the proceedings.

The bill was opposed by BJP’s estranged ally, the Shiromani Akali Dal, TRS and BJD which, in a rare instance, decided to vote “no”.

The two bills- Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill 2020 and the Farmers(Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020, will now be sent to the President for his assent.

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