Congress leader Ajay Kumar Lallu said, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi will definitely visit violence-hit Sambhal

New Delhi: Congress leader Ajay Kumar Lallu said that Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, would undoubtedly go to Sambhal, the scene of the carnage, meet with the victims’ relatives, and speak out in Parliament.

Ajay Kumar Lallu, the Congress leader, remarked, “Why is the government preventing us? What do they fear and what are they attempting to conceal? He has the privilege to observe national events as the Leader of the Opposition. The event that happened in Sambhal is absolutely unacceptable. There have been fatalities. Who has responsibility? How will the LoP maintain the matter in Parliament if he doesn’t visit the location? Why is the government preventing us from seeing the situation in Sambhal? This is a dictatorship, isn’t it? Rahul Gandhi would undoubtedly go to Sambhal to speak with the victims’ relatives,” Lallu told the media.

As they prepare to go to Sambhal, which has been rocked by violence, Congress members at the Delhi-Meerut Expressway’s Ghazipur border sang slogans in favor of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and the Lok Sabha LoP.

Earlier on Tuesday, Congress General Secretary and Uttar Pradesh In-Charge Avinash Pande called on people to turn out in force on Wednesday to support Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, when he visits Sambhal, which is rife with violence.

Pande said in a post, X: “Today, a Congress team headed by Rahul Gandhi ji would go from Delhi to Sambhal by road in order to meet with the relatives of those killed in the Sambhal violence. I shall gather with the Congress group at the Ghazipur border and go to Sambhal to aid them in their fight.”

“I urge everyone to join this fight by traveling to the Ghazipur border in big numbers with their allies. In the struggle for democracy and justice, your assistance is crucial,” he said.

Aunjaneya Kumar Singh, the Moradabad Divisional Commissioner, said that Gandhi is constantly being urged by the government to delay his visit.

“Until December 10, the District Magistrate has placed limits on outsiders’ ability to enter Sambhal. The goal of this action is to preserve harmony and stop the already stabilizing situation from becoming worse. Even while things are under control, tensions still exist, and having strangers around might cause further unrest. Singh clarified that the District Magistrate’s and the Superintendent of Police’s evaluations served as the foundation for this judgment.

“In order to completely restore normality, we kindly ask that everyone refrain from temporarily traveling to Sambhal. We have faith that law-abiding folks will recognize our concerns. The leader of the opposition is often contacted by the government, asking him to reevaluate his plans,” Singh said.

On November 24, as the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was inspecting a mosque from the Mughal period, violence broke out in the Sambhal area. Four people were killed and other police officers and residents were injured in the skirmishes.

Following a petition in a local court asserting that the mosque’s location was formerly a Harihar temple, the ASI assessment was conducted.