Rahul Gandhi heads for Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh despite no permission

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, May 27, 2017: Despite being denied permission by the Uttar Pradesh government, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday set out to visit the violence-hit villages of Saharanpur district, where caste conflict has left two dead and scores injured.

 

The government had on Friday denied permission to Rahul Gandhi. However, the Congress party had questioned the decision, saying Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is nobody to stop Rahul Gandhi from visiting Saharanpur.

"The permission has been denied based on the state policy of keeping the region out of bounds for leaders until the situation returns to normal," Additional Director General (ADG) Law and Order Aditya Mishra clarified.

Sources said that as the violence broke out soon after Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati’s visit, the Chief Minister’s Office asked district officials not to grant any permission to political leaders to visit the area in future.

Newly-appointed SSP of Saharanpur Babloo Kumar also said that in case the Congress leader still tried to come to Saharanpur, he would be prevented from doing so at the airstrip itself.

Earlier, former union minister Kumari Shailja and senior Congress leader PL Punia were denied permission to visit Saharanpur.

Courtesy: Zeenews