Uttar Pradesh: 15-member delegation of Samajwadi Party to visit Sambhal tomorrow

DN Bureau

According to the party, on the instructions of the party chief Akhilesh Yadav, the delegation will visit the violence-hit district and after gathering the information about the violence, the members will submit their report to the party supremo.

Shahi Idgah Masjid in Samhalpur
Shahi Idgah Masjid in Samhalpur


Lucknow: A 15-member delegation of the Samajwadi Party will visit Sambhal to gather information about the violence in which five people were killed, the party said on Friday.  

Members to submit report to Akhilesh Yadav 
According to the party, on the instructions of the party chief Akhilesh Yadav, the delegation will visit the violence-hit district and after gathering the information about the violence, the members will submit their report to the party supremo. 

Delagation Members
Leader of Opposition in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Mata Prasad Pandey; MLAs Kamal Akhtar, Ravidas Mehrotra, Nawab Iqbal Mahmood and Pinky Singh Yadav; MPs Iqra Hasan and Neeraj Maurya are among those who will visit Sambhal on Saturday. 

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Earlier, the party had postponed the proposed visit of its delegation after receiving assurance from the DGP that a fair probe would be done in the case. 

The district administration has imposed prohibitory orders and barred the entry of outsiders till Saturday after violence errupted following a trail court-mandated survey of Shahi Idgah Masjid. 

MP Dimple Yadav
While speaking outside the Parliament, Samajwadi Party Lok Sabha MP Dimple Yadav sought an impartial probe into the recent violence.

Mainpuri MP said: "We need impartial probe into the Sambhal violence. I hope that a fair probe will be done under the supervision of the Supreme Court. It's very important issue."

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Supreme Court on Sambhal 
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court asked the Trial court not to proceed with the survey of the Mosque till the committee of the Mosque approached the Allahabad High Court to challenge the trial court's order.

The Apex Court paused the Trail court action after the Mosque Committee filed a plea challenging the order passed by the trial court ordering the survey of the Mosque. (With Agency Inputs) 










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