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On Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, shared that the Uttar Pradesh police stopped his convoy at the Ghazipur border. He wanted to visit Sambhal, a place affected by recent violence, but the police wouldn’t let him go. Rahul claimed that he was being denied his right to meet the people impacted by the violence.

Rahul mentioned he was even willing to travel to Sambhal alone with just the police. However, the authorities told him to come back in a few days. “I have the right as the Leader of the Opposition to go there, but they are stopping me,” he said at the Ghazipur border. “This is not just unfair; it goes against the Constitution. We just want to see how people are doing and understand what happened.”

Priyanka Gandhi, a Congress MP, also spoke out, saying that Rahul has the right to meet the victims of the violence. She explained that what happened in Sambhal was wrong, and the police shouldn’t prevent him from visiting.

On the other hand, Uttar Pradesh’s Deputy Chief Minister, Brajesh Pathak, accused the Congress leaders of trying to make political gains from the situation. He urged politicians to avoid worsening the law and order in the state. “Your visit is disturbing the peace,” he said. He also mentioned that some cartridges were found, hinting at larger issues related to the violence.

The Sambhal violence resulted in four deaths and many injuries after protesters clashed with officials surveying a mosque site. The survey was ordered because of a local court decision regarding a claim that a temple was demolished to build the mosque.

Sukhbir Singh Badal, a former deputy chief minister of Punjab, was attacked while doing community service at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Badal, who is 62, was there to apologize for mistakes he made while leading the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) party from 2007 to 2017.

The attacker, named Narain Singh Chaura, is 68 years old and has a dangerous past. He was involved in the 2004 Burail jailbreak and is wanted for many other serious crimes. During the attack, Chaura aimed a gun at Badal but missed because a volunteer quickly pushed him away. The bullet hit a wall instead.

This scary moment was caught on camera. The footage shows Chaura walking towards Badal with a gun in his pocket. Thanks to the brave volunteer who stopped him, Badal was unharmed.

Chaura has a long history of crime. He helped dangerous prisoners escape from jail and once had a bounty of ₹10 lakh on his head. He was also accused of sending weapons into Punjab during the early years of terrorism in the area.

Recently, Badal and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, a former union minister, arrived at the Golden Temple in wheelchairs, wearing signs that acknowledged their past mistakes. They were told they were guilty of serious errors, such as not punishing those responsible for serious incidents in 2015. Five top Sikh priests had declared them guilty of wrongdoing.

Opposition leader Partap Singh Bajwa condemned the assassination attempt, calling it deeply unfortunate. He said such violence is harmful to our society and called for all political leaders and citizens to work together for peace in Punjab.

On Wednesday morning at 7:27 AM, a 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Mulugu district in Telangana. The quake surprised many residents, who quickly ran out of their homes for safety. Tremors from the earthquake were felt in several nearby districts.

According to Mulugu’s Superintendent of Police, Shabarish, no major damage has been reported yet. Police teams are currently patrolling the area to assess any impact. The district forest officer, Rahul Jadhav, noted that the shaking was brief, lasting only about 6 to 10 seconds. The epicenter was about 7 kilometers from an area that had already seen fallen trees due to heavy rains. The quake was measured at a depth of 40 kilometers, as recorded by the Bhookamp app.

Security cameras in Bhadrachalam and Mulugu captured the moment of the tremors. Thankfully, even though the earthquake rattled the region, there were no immediate injuries or major damage.

Earthquakes like this aren’t very common in Telangana, but there have been a few before. For example, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Ramagundam in April 2020. Prakash Kumar, a seismologist from CSIR-NGRI, confirmed that the earthquake’s epicenter was in the Medaram area of Mulugu district. He explained that while this earthquake was felt strongly, it wasn’t enough to cause serious problems for buildings and structures. Interestingly, people as far away as Hyderabad, around 250 kilometers from Mulugu, felt the tremors too, but only minor vibrations were experienced there.