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UP Opposition Leader Mata Prasad Pandey Under House Arrest

He was scheduled to lead a 14-member delegation, including five MPs and two MLAs, to Bareilly, where violence erupted after congregational prayer on September 26.

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday morning put Opposition leader Mata Prasad Pandey under house arrest, along with the deployment of a heavy force outside his residence in Sector 11, Vrindavan Colony of Lucknow.

Pandey was scheduled to lead a 14-member delegation, including five SP MPs and two MLAs, to Bareilly on Saturday, where violence erupted following the congregational prayers on September 26. Following police action, the Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav had announced to send a team to the area to ass

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