Saharanpur,

01 Oct (HS): On Wednesday, police barred Congress MP Imran Masood and Samajwadi

Party MLA Shahnavaz Khan from visiting strife-hit Bareilly. Two leaders were

supposed to travel to the city by train to speak with police officers, but they

were confined to their homes. Since then, a police unit has stood vigil outside

their residences. Masood told reporters at his home, We follow Gandhian

ideology. We were to depart for Bareilly at 6.50 a.m. to meet DIG and ADG,

returning by 1.30 p.m. However, the

government uses such measures to conceal its failings.” When asked if their

visit had worsened the situation in Bareilly, Masood responded that the

government and police had created an unnatural situation. Muslims are being selectively targeted. We are subject to one set of laws while

others are subject to another.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi