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NEW DELHI: A delegation of Congress MPs are visiting the riot-affected areas of Delhi on Wednesday to assess the situation on the ground.

The Congress delegation is being led by Rahul Gandhi .

Speaking to the media after visiting a vandalised school in Brijpuri, Rahul Gandhi said, "this school is the future of Delhi. Hate and violence has destroyed it".

"India is being divided; no one is benefitting from this. Everybody has to work in together and take India forward at this time," he added.

Meanwhile, on being about party's visit to riot-hit areas in Delhi, Congress leader K Suresh said, "Congress MPs had so far not visited the riot-affected areas but IUML and CPI-Left MPs had visited, so we were under tremendous pressure from our constituencies."

The Congress has been demanding that the issue of communal riots in Delhi be debated in Parliament and both proceedings of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been disrupted over the issue.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi last week had deputed a five-member team to visit the riot-affected areas of Delhi and submit a report to her after assessing the situation there.

The communal violence in northeast Delhi, which was sparked by protests over the amended Citizenship Act, and has left 42 dead and over 200 injured.

(With inputs from agencies)

