Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi met with victims of the Sambhal violence a week after being barred from the area. The Congress leaders condemned the BJP's alleged role in the clashes, which erupted following a court-ordered mosque survey. The violence resulted in five deaths and numerous injuries, stemming from a dispute over the site's historical religious identity.
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