Denied entry to town, Rahul meets clash victims at Saharanpur

Rahul Gandhi today met the victims of Saharanpur caste clashes and their family members at the district's border after authorities denied him permission to visit the violence-hit area.

Congress leader P L Punia, who accompanied Gandhi during the visit, said the party vice president promised the victims that he will work for ensuring justice to them.

"The administration tried to stop me on the UP border but I walked to Shahjahanpur Chauki, Saharanpur, where I met the families of the victims," Gandhi said in a tweet.

"Today there is no place for the poor or the weak in India. The Dalits are being crushed, being pressed - not only in UP but in entire India," he added.

Gandhi also appealed to the administration to get an impartial probe done into the cases of violence and take steps for peace and brotherhood, Punia told

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