Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were stopped by the police at the Ghazipur border on Wednesday as they attempted to visit the violence-hit Sambhal district.
Both the Congress leaders were going to meet victims of Sambhal where clashes had occurred on November 24, resulting in several deaths.
However, the police and local administration prevented them from reaching the district.
Rahul Gandhi expressed his frustration, saying that he was ready to proceed alone to Sambhal under police escort but was still not allowed entry. “As the leader of the opposition, it is my constitutional right. I should have been allowed,” he said.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who was accompanying her brother, reiterated his position, stressing that as a constitutional officeholder, Rahul Gandhi had the right to meet the families of the victims. “Rahul ji is on a constitutional post and has the constitutional right. He should be allowed to meet the victims’ families,” she said.
