Lucknow: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is preparing to visit Sambhal on Wednesday with Congress MPs from Uttar Pradesh. Giving information about this on Tuesday, the party’s state president Ajay Rai said that party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi can also accompany Rahul on this tour. Meanwhile, Sambhal DM Rajendra Pensia has written a letter to the police officers posted in neighboring districts and urged them to stop Rahul Gandhi at the borders of their districts.
‘UP will have 6 MPs in the delegation’
State Congress President Ajay Rai, while reacting to the DM’s letter, said that this is the murder of democracy and open misuse of the police system. Rai said that party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi can also visit Sambhal with Rahul. He said, ‘The delegation will include all 6 MPs of the party from Uttar Pradesh, which will be led by Rahul Gandhi. Party general secretary and state in-charge Avinash Pandey will also be in the delegation.’ The state Congress chief said that he will also accompany Rahul to Sambhal. When asked if Priyanka Gandhi, the party MP from Wayanad in Kerala, will also accompany her brother to Sambhal, Rai said that she can also go.
Section 163 applicable in Sambhal till December 10
Meanwhile, Sambhal DM Pensia on Tuesday wrote a letter to the police commissioners of Gautam Buddha Nagar and Ghaziabad and the SPs of Amroha and Bulandshahr districts, urging them to stop Rahul Gandhi at the borders of their districts. The ban on entry of outsiders in Sambhal was ending on Saturday, however, Pensia has extended it to December 10. Meanwhile, the DM has said that to maintain peace, Section 163 (prohibitory order) of BNSS will remain applicable in the district till December 31. Pensia said, ‘Till December 10, no outsider, social organization or public representative can enter the district without permission from the competent authority.’
Claim for temple on the place of mosque
Let us tell you that on November 24, violence broke out during the survey of the Mughal-era mosque on the orders of a Sambhal court. In this incident, 4 people were killed while many others were injured. In the case filed in the court, it has been claimed that there used to be a Harihar temple in place of the mosque. When asked about Rahul’s visit to Sambhal, the district SP Krishna Kumar said, ‘Section 163 of BNSS is already applicable in Sambhal. No one is allowed to come to Sambhal. If he comes, he will be given a notice.’