"Attack on India's democracy, rule of law": Giriraj Singh condemns Sambhal stone pelting incident

Begusarai: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday reacted to the stone pelting incident in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal stating that the attack on the survey team, which was part of government machinery, was not just an assault on the government but an attack on India's democracy and rule of law.
Giriraj Singh criticized the community responsible for the attack, accusing them of showing distrust in the country's democratic institutions and emphasized that the nation will not tolerate such actions.
Speaking to ANI in Begusarai today, the Union Minister said, "The attack that was carried out by a community in Sambhal and that too on the government machinery, this attack is not on the government machinery but on the democracy and law of India on which they do not trust. Now the country will not tolerate how this attack was carried out."
Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Sunday also reacted to the same and said, "There will be stone pelting when the police will conduct proceedings like this."
Earlier in the day, Sambhal Superintendent of Police (SP) Krishan Kumar who on Sunday morning arrived at the incident of stone pelting in Sambhal assured that the law and order situation has been brought under control and that peace was restored in the area.
The survey of the mosque was successfully completed despite the chaos, the official said asserting that stringent action will be taken against the accused after their identification.
The Superintendant of Police also said that some of the vehicles of sub-inspectors of police parked near the premises of Jama Masjid were set on fire and several properties in the area suffered damages during the stone pelting incident.
Senior advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain spoke to ANI about the survey and said that in compliance with the Court's order issued on November 19, the second-day survey was conducted on Sunday by the Advocate Commissioner.
He confirmed that all features were examined, and the videography and photography as directed by the Court were completed. Jain added that the survey has now concluded, and the report will be submitted to the court by November 29.
State Minister Jaiveer Singh condemned the stone pelting in Sambhal today, terming it as "hooliganism" and "disrespect" of the court's order.
DGP of Uttar Pradesh Prashant Kumar said that a survey was being conducted in Sambhal on the orders of the court.The DGP said that the stones were pelted by some "anti-social elements" and police and senior officers were present on the spot to bring the situation under control.
An ASI team that arrived at the Shahi Jama Masjid to conduct a survey of the mosque in Sambhal district amid heavy police deployment faced stone-pelting from some "anti-social elements" on Sunday morning, police said.
This survey was part of a legal process following a petition filed by senior advocate Vishnu Shanker Jain, who claimed the mosque was originally a temple.
A similar survey was previously conducted on November 19, with local police and members of the mosque's management committee present to oversee the process.