Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were stopped at the Ghazipur border on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway while they were on their way to violence-hit Sambhal on Wednesday. A video captured barriers and a significant police presence near the border.

Congress Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said that as the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi has the right to meet the victims of the violence-hit Sambhal and he cannot be stopped by police at the Ghazipur border from proceeding ahead.

Holding up a copy of the Constitution, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday took oath as a Lok Sabha Member Parliament, to begin her journey as an elected representative of the people five years after she joined active politics.

Priyanka Gandhi polled 622,338 votes, beating her rivals Sathyan Mokeri of the Communist Party (211,407 votes) and Navya Haridas of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (109,939 votes). Rahul Gandhi won by a margin of 364,422 votes in the general election last May.

The Bharatiya Janata Party took a dig at Congress for raising questions on the country's electoral process, including EVM's integrity.

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and other Congress MPs plan to visit violence-hit Sambhal despite restrictions.

The Gandhis had on Tuesday announced their visit to Sambhal, where four persons were killed and several policemen injured during clashes over a court-ordered survey at the Shahi Jama Masjid on November 24.

A Congress convoy led by Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was stopped at UP Gate.

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Wednesday said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wants to harvest votes in Sambhal.

Rahul Gandhi expressed his frustration, saying that he was ready to proceed alone to Sambhal under police escort but was still not allowed entry. “As the leader of the opposition, it is my constitutional right.

Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were stopped at the Ghazipur border while trying to visit violence-affected Sambhal. Commuters expressed frustration over traffic disruptions, and tensions rose as clashes occurred between Congress supporters and locals.