Sambhal District Magistrate said to maintain peace and order, the imposition of Section 163 of the BNSS in the district has been extended to Dec 31

LUCKNOW: The Sambhal district administration on Saturday extended the restriction on the entry of outsiders in the western UP district till December 10. Its earlier ban on the entry of outsiders had to expire on Saturday.

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav accused the government of politically motivated actions following the prevention of a party delegation's visit to violence-stricken Sambhal. The administration imposed restrictions,

The Sambhal district administration has heightened security in the Shahi Jama Masjid area and has issued orders to prohibit entry of outsiders till December 10. The district administration’s orders come amidst the Samajwadi Party delegation’s move to visit the families of those affected by the violence.

In order to maintain law and order the Sambhal district administration has prohibited the entry of outsiders till December 10.

Several Samajwadi Party (SP) lawmakers, including its Sambhal MP, were stopped from entering the violence-hit Sambhal district on Saturday as the administration extended a ban on the entry of outsider

A Samajwadi Party delegation heading to violence-hit Sambhal were detained after the district administration prohibited the entry of outsiders there till December 10, drawing criticism from its chief Akhilesh Yadav.

On his visit to Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh Assembly LoP and Samajwadi party leader Mata Prasad Pandey asserted that Sambhal DM asked him not to visit there. On Saturday, Pandey criticised the administration for deploying police outside his residence without notice.

Police were deployed at Samajwadi Party leader Mata Prasad Pandey's residence on Saturday to prevent a 15-member delegation from visiting violence-hit Sambhal district in Uttar Pradesh. Sambhal district administration has prohibited entry of outsiders till December 10.