Sambhal: A delegation of Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders will visit Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, on Monday to meet the families affected by the violence that took place in the area in November. The delegation will include several leaders from the party.
Mata Prasad Pandey, leader of opposition in Uttar Pradesh Assembly, and Lal Bihari Yadav, leader of opposition in legislative council, will visit Sambhal. They will be accompanied by a few SP MPs, including Harendra Malik, Ruchi Veera, Iqra Hasan, and Ziaur Rahman Barq, as well as local leaders like MLA Kamal Akhtar, MLA Nawab Iqbal Mahmood and others.
Purpose of visit
The main purpose of the visit is to meet the families of those who lost their lives in the violence in Sambhal. SP leaders have announced that they will give cheques of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the victims on behalf of the party.
The violence took place on November 24 during a survey at Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, which resulted in the deaths of four people and left several others injured.
Why delay in visit?
Following the incident, the Sambhal administration imposed a ban on the entry of outsiders into the district, which prevented the SP delegation from visiting the area until the ban was lifted on December 10.
Mata Prasad Pandey said that the entire delegation would be present during the visit and expressed confidence that there were no plans to stop them. The SP leaders have already spoken to the District Magistrate (DM) of Sambhal and confirmed that there have been no objections to their visit.
