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.
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.
Addressing the lower house, the SP chief accused the state adminstration of orchestrating a 'well-planned' conspiracy to divert attention from the state bypolls and also urged to register a "murder case" against the police and the administration.
The Mahayuti alliance, led by the BJP, secured a landslide victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections held on November 23. However, the alliance has yet to finalize its Chief Ministerial candidate.
Violence erupted on November 24 in Sambhal district during an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) examination of a Mughal-era mosque. The clashes resulted in the deaths of four individuals and left several others, including police officials and locals, injured.