NEW DELHI — Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit violence-hit Sambhal district on Wednesday, along with five alliance party MP’s from Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai said Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may also visit the Sambhal, PTI reported.
The party’s general secretary and UP in-charge Avinash Pande will be there too, Rai told PTI.
On Monday, a delegation of Congress leaders from Uttar Pradesh were stopped from visiting the district.
A ban on the entry of outsiders and public representatives into the area is in place until December 10.
Tension has 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.
Violence erupted during a second survey on November 24 as protesters gathered near Shahi Jama Masjid and clashed with security personnel.
Five people died and several others were injured in the violence that ensued.