Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi&nbsp;were stopped at the Ghazipur border on Delhi-Meerut Expressway, while en route to violence-hit Sambhal&nbsp;on December 4.
Police cited the law and order situation in the Uttar Pradesh (UP) district&nbsp;for stopping the Congress MPs, who were accompanied by party leaders and workers.
It has now been almost two weeks since violence erupted November 24,&nbsp;over the survey of Sambhal&rsquo;s Jama Masjid mosque in the Western UP town,
The violence led to the deaths of five youths&nbsp;and prompted Opposition parties to come after the Yogi Adityanath government over the creaking law and order situation.
After being stopped at the Ghazipur border on Wednesday, the Congress MPs asked the police to allow a small delegation to meet with and condole the bereaved families.
Notably, with Sambhal under heightened security, &ldquo;outsiders&rdquo;&nbsp;have been denied entry into the town until December 10.
Earlier, a Samajwadi Party delegation was also stopped from entering the town.
The Mughal-era mosque is at the centre of a legal battle as petitioners claimed that a Hindu temple existed at the site of the mosque before.
After the court ordered an ASI survey of the mosque to find out the &ldquo;truth&rdquo;, the cops and survey team were attacked and stoned by a huge crowd, comprising of the minority community.
Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal slammed the UP government for stopping the Gandhi siblings on their way to Sambhal.
&ldquo;It is basic humanity to stand by someone who has suffered such grief and loss. Rahul ji&rsquo;s motto has been &lsquo;Nafrat ke bazaar mein mohabbat ki dukaan&rsquo;. And when the ruling regime has created an atmosphere of hatred, it is our duty as the Opposition to bring compassion, empathy and love,&rdquo;&nbsp;Venugopal wrote on X.
&mdash;With agency input

Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were accompanied by several party workers

Police cite law and order situation in violence-hit UP town as reason for halt at Ghazipur border

Rahul, Priyanka Stopped En Route to Sambhal

Police cite law and order situation in violence-hit UP town as reason for halt at Ghazipur border

December 4, 2024 | 20:09 IST