UP: Market in Sambhal opened after violence following stone pelting incident

Deputy Inspector General of Police Moradabad Range, Muniraj G said that the situation is normal in Sambhal today.

"The situation is normal in Sambhal today. The markets are operational and functionally normally. People should not worry, those innocent will not be penalised. Till now, 7 FIRs have been filed. We are identifying people based on video footage," DIG Muniraj said.

Reacting to Ram Gopal Yadav's comment on the Sambhal incident and the SP delegation going there, Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya said that the local administration there will see the situation and take a decision.

"Those who themselves are violent should not say such things...No matter which delegation is going there, the local administration there will see the situation and take a decision," Maurya said.

Earlier today, Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Ram Gopal Yadav launched an attack against the administration in the stone pelting incident in Sambhal and alleged that the administration had deliberately created unrest.

"Whatever the administration is doing in Sambhal is 100 percent wrong. The administration has deliberately spread unrest there. If someone does not get justice, what will he do? If a person does not get justice, he will do something or the other.. If the administration allows, our delegation will go there to meet the people. The administration is trying to cover their mistakes. Why is there no FIR being filed against the police? We will raise the issue of Sambhal in Parliament.. it is our priority and we will not leave it," Yadav said while speaking to ANI.

Meanwhile, opposition members have been keen to raise the issue in the House and have targeted Yogi Adityanath government over the violence.

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