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A Samajwadi Party delegation led by Leader of Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Mata Prasad Pandey, was stopped by police as it prepared to leave for Bareilly. The 14-member team of SP MPs and MLAs had been directed by party chief Akhilesh Yadav to visit Bareilly, where tensions have been high post the ‘I Love Muhammad’ protests.
Soon after the drama unfolded, BJP said the SP was being “childish” and indulging in “Muslim appeasement”.
Pandey said, “A letter was initially issued asking me to stay in the house, but was later corrected. As soon as the government received information about our visit, a large police force was deployed at our private residence in Lucknow to stop us from going to Bareilly. This is completely unfortunate and undemocratic. It violates the rights granted by the Constitution.”
SP MP Ziaur Rahman has also been placed under house arrest in Sambhal, reported PTI. Visuals showed police personnel stationed outside his residence.
UP deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya took to X saying that, “Sending a delegation to Bareilly by SP chief Shri Akhilesh Yadav is a childish step. The SP is known for its dirty politics of Muslim appeasement. The SP’s downfall and wipeout in the 2027 assembly elections are certain. A riot-free UP, good governance, and law and order are our identity and achievement. This is exactly what the SP supporters cannot stomach.”
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