Sambhal, Oct. 4 -- After a Samajwadi Party delegation was stopped from visiting violence-hit Bareilly, party MP Iqra Hasan on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, accusing it of suppressing dissent and "denying people their democratic rights".

The SP MP alleged that the administration, "acting under pressure from the ruling party", has been curbing the freedom of citizens and representatives to move freely and voice their concerns.

Addressing the media, Hasan said, "Wherever someone asserts their rights, this government treats them similarly. Ladakh is one of them, and Bareilly is another. The situation in Sambhal, where we were prevented from going, was also created by the administr...