A note shared earlier on ‘X’ by the SP state president had said that the delegation includes Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Mata Prasad Pandey, Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council Lal Bihari Yadav, SP state president Shyamlal Pal, MPs Ziaur Rahman Barq, Harendra Malik, Ruchi Veera, Iqra Hasan and Neeraj Maurya.Ziaur Rahman Barq has been booked in connection with the November 24 violence for allegedly committing “provocative acts”.MLAs Kamal Akhtar, Ravidas Mehrotra, Nawab Iqbal Mahmood and Pinky Singh Yadav will also be part of the delegation, the note said.The Samajwadi Party had earlier postponed the proposed visit of its delegation after getting assurance from the Director General of Police of a fair investigation into the violence.Pandey had said in a press conference last Tuesday: “I was supposed to leave for Sambhal at 10 am today, but in the meantime I spoke to the Director General of Police. We told him that our people are being framed, even FIRs have been lodged against those who were not present there.”Pandey said the DGP assured him of a fair investigation and asked them to visit Sambhal after three days.Meanwhile, Congress state president Ajay Rai told PTI that a party delegation will go there on December 2.The situation in Sambhal has been tense since the first survey of the city’s Jama Masjid was conducted on November 19 on the orders of a local court.The petitioner has claimed that Jama Masjid stands on a previous Harihar temple.Violence erupted earlier on November 24 as the protesters gathered near the mosque and clashed with security personnel, leading to stone pelting and arson.Four people died and several others, including policemen, were injured in the violence.The police have denied firing at the protesters opposing the survey.The Sambhal district administration has imposed prohibitory orders in the district.
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