With prohibitory orders in place in Sambhal, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi will be stopped at the UP gate here on his way to the district, a senior police officer said.
Curbs under Section 163 (power to issue an order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which were set to expire on Sunday, have now been extended till December 31 in Sambhal.
A Congress delegation led by the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit the violence-hit Sambhal on Wednesday. He will be accompanied by five other Congress MPs from Uttar Pradesh.