On Wednesday, BJP national spokesperson CR Kesavan described Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's visit to the violence-affected Sambhal as 'manipulative vote bank scavenging,' and accused him of playing a 'dangerous game.'
Rahul Gandhi's planned trip to Sambhal is merely an attempt to manipulate the vote bank. He is well aware that he will not be permitted to enter Sambhal, yet he is staging this low-cost spectacle.
He is engaging in a perilous activity, promoting a lethal communal and divisive agenda solely for his politics of religious appeasement.
Kesavan mentioned in a self-recorded video that the Sambhal district administration had implemented prohibitory orders preventing outsiders from entering the district.
The Sambhal district administration has implemented prohibitory orders preventing outsiders from entering, yet Rahul Gandhi continues to engage in theatrics despite being fully aware that his actions will provoke and escalate communal tensions in the region.
Rahul Gandhi and the Congress Party are not concerned with social harmony or maintaining peace. Their focus is entirely on their communal agenda, and increased communal tension benefits their politics of hate,
Meanwhile, border security has been heightened in anticipation of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's visit to the violence-hit region of Sambhal, leading to substantial traffic jams at the Ghazipur border on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway.
Earlier today, Congress leader Ajay Kumar Lallu said that Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi will surely visit the violence-hit Sambhal and meet the families of the victims, and will raise their voices in the Parliament.
"Why is the Government stopping us? What are they trying to hide, what are they scared of? Being the Leader of the Opposition, he has the right to see what is going on in the country. The incident that took place in Sambhal is highly condemnable. People have been killed. Who is responsible?
If the LoP does not visit the site, how will he keep the issue in the Parliament?
We wish to assess the situation in Sambhal, but why is the Government preventing us? Is this not a dictatorship?
Rahul Gandhi will definitely visit Sambhal and meet the victims' families," Lallu informed the media.
Meanwhile, Congress supporters chanted slogans in favor of the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at the Ghazipur border on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway as they are expected to visit the violence-affected Sambhal today.
The violence in Sambhal district erupted on November 24
During an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) investigation of a Mughal-era mosque.
The conflict led to four deaths and several injuries among police officers and residents. The ASI survey was conducted following a petition in a local court, alleging that the mosque's location was originally a Harihar temple.