Sambhal unrest: Scuffle 'muzzles' Congress visit

UPSET | UP Cong chief flays administration's call to extend restrictions terming it an attempt to cover up govt failures

- Biswajeet Banerjee

Tensions flared on Monday as Congress workers clashed with Police after the state Congress president Ajay Rai was stopped from visiting Sambhal district. However, Rai, along with party workers, staged a sit-in protest outside the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee office.

NOTICE TO RAI

The police had earlier issued a notice to Rai, citing a district magistrate's order under Section 163 BNSS, which prohibits entry into Sambhal until December 10 to maintain public order. Addressing reporters, Rai said, "Whenever the restrictions are lifted, a Congress delegation will visit Sambhal. We will independently investigate the situation and expose how the police and administration are misleading the public with false reports."

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