A 15-member delegation from the Samajwadi Party (SP) was barred from entering Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal today, prompting a sharp response from party chief Akhilesh Yadav. The team, tasked with investigating recent violence at the Shahi Jama Masjid, was formed under the leadership of UP state assembly LoP Mata Prasad Pandey.
The Sambhal district administration issued a directive banning the entry of outsiders until December 10. District Magistrate Rajendra Pensiya stated, "No outsider, any social organisation or any public representative can enter into the borders of the district without seeking the permission of the competent authority till December 10."