The Latest Breaking News from Sambhal

Mata Prasad Pandey, who was to lead the 15-member SP delegation, told media in Lucknow that Home Secretary Sanjay Prasad had called him up and requested him to not visit Sambhal. Read further on Dynamite News:

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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.

"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," she said. Read Further on Dynamite News:

The Commission will be headed by Justice Devendra Kumar Arora (retired). Read further on Dynamite News:

The roads of Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal are shrouded in silence after violent clashes over an archaeological survey of a Mughal-era mosque on November 19, ordered by a local court in a petition claiming that it was built on a temple site.

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday held a flag march following the stone pelting incident on November 24 over a ASI survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid survey in the state's Sambhal district. Read further on Dynamite News:

"The way the Sambhal incident happened after the election results were announced, I think it raises a big question over the intentions of Govt and the BJP," remarked Dimple Yadav. Read further on Dynamite News:

Security personnel have been deployed in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal for the third consecutive day on Wednesday after violence and ruckus ensued over an ASI survey. Read further on Dynamite News:

Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday opposed the celebrations of the 75th Constitution Day and questioned on how one could celebrate the day considering the kind of work the government did which had taken lives in Sambhal. Read further on Dynamite News:

At least four people have died in the violence, arson, stone pelting and police firing that broke out in Sambhal on Sunday. Dynamite News spoke to some of the families of those killed in the violence. Must follow the story on Dynamite News: