Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Wednesday questioned the Uttar pradesh government of stopping Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from visiting the violence-hit Sambhal and said that the ruling regime has created an atmosphere of "hatre
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.
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.
Following a standoff with police outside the party office in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Monday said that the Congress delegation will visit the violence-hit Sambhal after restrictions are lifted.
A scuffle broke out between Uttar Pradesh Police and Congress leaders on Monday outside the UP Congress Office in Lucknow after the Congress delegation led by State President Ajay Rai left the party office to visit violence-hit Sambhal.
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari criticised the Uttar Pradesh government after the police allegedly stopped a delegation of the Samajwadi Party from visiting the violence-hit Sambhal on Saturday.
Security Advisor to the Manipur Government, Kuldiep Singh, said on Friday that the administration, Army, Assam Rifles and Border Security forces are dealing with the law and order situation in the wake of recent killings in the violence hit north-eastern state.