TMC delegation going to Sonbhadra stopped at Varanasi airport

A TMC delegation, which was on its way to Sonbhadra in UP to meet caste violence hit families, was detained at Varanasi airport. Senior party leader Derek O'Brien shared a video message of the incident on social media.

Varanasi (UP): A Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation, led-by senior party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien, was on Saturday stopped from visiting the Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh, where 10 people died in a caste violence on Wednesday.

The party said that a delegation comprising party senior leaders was stopped at the Varanasi airport after they deboarded the plane in the city.

TMC delegation going to Sonbhadra stopped at Varanasi airport

"Trinamool Parliamentary delegation detained at Varanasi airport. ADM, SP have not told us under which section. ("Doing as told from topmost"). We have told them that we will cooperate, wish to meet injured and then proceed to Sonbhadra to meet and give confidence to grieving families," the TMC quoted their leader as saying.

In a similar incident on Friday, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi was also detained in Mirzapur and taken to a guest house. She was also not allowed to meet the victims families in Sonebhadra.

TMC delegation going to Sonbhadra stopped at Varanasi airport

At least 10 people, including three women, died and over 24 were injured in a clash between Gond and Gujjar communities over a land dispute in Sonbhadra on Wednesday.

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