Ahead of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhar, Congress workers gathered on the Delhi-Meerut highway and broke the roadblocks put up at the Ghazipur border. There is a traffic jam. UP police have set up roadblocks and started checking vehicles to prevent any untoward incident. “We received information about a gathering of people on the highway and we have deployed security personnel to prevent any untoward incident,” ACP Swatantra Kumar Singh said.
Rahul’s convoy stopped at ‘UP Gate’
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was stopped at ‘UP Gate’ in Ghaziabad while heading to the area due to the ban on sambal, a senior police officer said. In Sambhal, restrictions under Section 163 of the Indian Civil Security Act (BNSS) (power to issue orders in case of emergency nuisance or apprehensive danger) have been extended till December 31. Earlier, the ban was scheduled to end on Sunday.
Clashes with police, MPs on strike
A Congress delegation led by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi visited violence-hit Sambhar on Wednesday. He was joined by five other MPs from Northern universities. The convoy has stopped at Ghazipur flyover. The government has not given approval to proceed. Meanwhile, clashes broke out between congressional staff and police. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi has sought permission from senior police officers to take care of only four people. A response from the government is awaited. Rahul and Priyanka were sitting in their car. There is still uncertainty.
Violence in Sambal leaves 4 dead
Let us tell you that a court in Sambhar had ordered an inquiry into a Mughal-era mosque on November 19 and a team conducted the inquiry there on the same day. Since then, the situation there has been tense. It is said that earlier there was a Harihar temple on the site of the mosque. Violence broke out again on November 24 when protesters gathered near the Royal Jama Masjid and clashed with security personnel during the investigation. Four people died and many others were injured in the violence.
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