Security arrangement are in place over the planned visit of Lok Sabha LoP and Cong MP Rahul Gandhi along with his MP sister Priyanka to violence-hit Sambhal.

Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, has been a hotspot of violence since a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque on November 19 led to protests and clashes

LUCKNOW/SAMBHAL: A Congress delegation led by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit the violence-hit Sambhal on Wednesday, with police and administration geared up to stop them before reaching the district.

As the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, prepares to visit the violence-hit Sambhal district in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, the local administration has reiterated restrictions on the entry of outsiders into the area until December 10.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, along with five MPs, plans to visit Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, following unrest during the ASI's examination of a Mughal-er

Sambhal District Magistrate Rajendra Pensia on Tuesday wrote a letter to the police commissioners of Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad and the superintendents of police of Amroha and Bulandshahr districts, urging them to stop Gandhi at the borders of their districts keeping in mind the "communal sensitivity" of Sambhal.

The Sambhal district administration in Uttar Pradesh has banned the entry of outsiders till December 10, 2024. District Magistrate Rajendra Pensiya said, "No outsider, any social organization, or any public representative can enter into the borders of the district without seeking the permission of the competent authority till December 10.

A Congress delegation led by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit the violence-hit Sambhal on Wednesday, with police and administration geared up to stop them before reaching the district.

Sambhal: Congress MPs including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi plan to visit Sambhal on Wednesday to meet victims of recent violence, despite district restrictions imposed until December 10