Published on : 26 Sep 2025, 1:14 pm 3 min read

The Allahabad High Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi against a Varanasi court order on a plea relating to his remarks about religious freedom in India [Rahul Gandhi v State of UP and Another] .

Gandhi was in the United States (US) last year when he had made the comment about religious freedom in context of Sikh community. Later, a complainant moved a magistrate seeking a first information report (FIR) against him.

However, the magistrate refused to entertain it without the requisite sanction from the Central government as that the statement was made in the US.

An additional district and sessions court in Varanasi on July 21 directed the magistrate to re-hear the plea, observing

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