Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi along with the five other Congress MPs from Uttar Pradesh will visit violence-hit Sambhal on Wednesday, party's state unit chief Ajay Rai said.

Curbs under Section 163 (power to issue an order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which were set to expire on Sunday, have now been extended till December 31 in Sambhal.

With prohibitory orders in Sambhal, Rahul Gandhi will be stopped at the UP gate here on his way to the district, a senior police officer said.

Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were stopped by police at the Delhi-Meerut Expressway on their way to violence-hit Sambhal.

Newly-elected Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is also likely to accompany the delegation, he said. The party's general secretary and UP in-charge Avinash Pande will be there too, Rai told PTI

Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, who were headed to violence-hit Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh (UP) on Wednesday, were stopped at the...

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Curbs under Section 163 have been extended till December 31, owing to which, the Samajwadi leaders were also stopped from entering the violence-hit area last week.

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Sambhal violence: Tension had been brewing in Sambhal since November 19, when a Mughal-era mosque was surveyed on court orders following claims that a Harihar temple previously stood at the site.

Last week, several Samajwadi Party (SP) MPs were stopped from entering the district. Congress's Uttar Pradesh Chief Ajay Rai was also stopped citing prohibitory orders.

Despite restrictions on outsiders in Sambhal until December 10, Rahul Gandhi and other Congress MPs plan to visit the violence-hit area on Wednesday. The administration urges him to reconsider the same.

Delhi News Live Updates: Sambhal has been in the eye of the storm since November 19, when a Mughal-era mosque was surveyed on court orders following claims that a Harihar temple previously stood at the site.

Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other senior Congress leaders reached the Ghazipur border in the morning where heavy police force was deployed and barricades put up to stop them from entering Sambhal.

The Congress leaders are attempting to visit Sambhal amid restrictions barring the entry of outsiders to the area until December 10, which were imposed after violence erupted over a survey of the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid. | OpIndia News