New Delhi, June 27 (TIWN) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asked the Centre to support farmers and states who have suffered damage to crops

The former Congress President raised the issue when a swarms of locusts, which descended upon Gurugram on Saturday morning, entered Faridabad by afternoon and were expected to head towards Uttar Pradesh.  The swarms were spotted at DLF Phase 1 and MG Road in Gurugram at 11 a.m.  Dr K.L. Gurjar, Deputy Director, Directorate of Vegetation Conservation, Quarantine and Collection, told IANS that the locusts had reached Haryana for the first time on Friday night and there was an outbreak in areas around Delhi.