Rahul Gandhi urges Supreme Court to intervene in Sambhal

Appeals to people to maintain peace and mutual harmony

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, Updated At : 11:47 AM Nov 25, 2024 IST

Police and paramilitary personnel arrive at the site where an incident of stone pelting took place when a survey team arrived at the Shahi Jama Masjid to conduct a survey of the mosque, in Sambhal on Sunday. ANI

Congress leader and the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday urged the Supreme Court to intervene in the violent incidents at Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh.

"The biased and hasty attitude of the state government on the recent dispute in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, is extremely unfortunate. I express my deepest condolences to those who have lost their loved ones in the violence and firing," Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X.

Gandhi alleged that the administration's action without listening to all the parties insensitively vitiated the situation and caused the death of many people - for which the BJP government is directly responsible.

"The BJP's use of power to create a rift and discrimination between Hindu-Muslim communities is neither in the interest of the state nor the country. I request the Supreme Court to intervene in this matter as soon as possible and do justice," Gandhi wrote.

He also appealed to people to maintain peace and mutual harmony. "We all have to join together to ensure that India moves forward on the path of unity and constitution, not communalism and hatred," he said.