Congress leaders including Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who are on their way to violence-hit Sambhal have been stopped at the Ghazipur border on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway.
Blaming the Uttar Pradesh government for Sambhal incident, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader leader Awadhesh Prasad on Wednesday said that Sambhal was known for its brotherhood but the Bharatiya Janata Party tried to spoil the atmosphere.
BJP national spokesperson CR Kesavan on Wednesday called Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's visit to violence-hit Sambhal a "manipulative vote bank scavenging," and accused him of "indulging in a dangerous game."
Security forces have been deployed at Chhajarsi Toll Plaza near Hapur, Uttar Pradesh as Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are likely to visit violence-hit Sambhal on Wednesday.
Congress leader Ajay Kumar Lallu on Wednesday said that Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi will surely visit the violence-hit Sambhal and meet the families of the victims and will raise their voices in the Parliament.
India's two stalwarts, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, engaged in an intense training session ahead of the pink-ball Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide against Australia, according to ESPNcricinfo.
Earlier today, Avinash Pande, Congress General Secretary and In-Charge of Uttar Pradesh urged people to gather in large numbers on Wednesday to support Rahul Gandhi, during his visit to violence-hit Sambhal.
Cricketer turned commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has backed KL Rahul to continue opening for India despite the return of skipper Rohit Sharma as this decision will be based on "common sense" and "current reality".
This comes after Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, AAP MP Sanjay Singh and other leaders of INDIA bloc on Tuesday staged protest in the premises of the Parliament over the issue of the Adani indictment.