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United News of India
22-07-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Varanasi court accepts monitoring petition against Rahul Gandhi
Varanasi, July 21 (UNI ) The local court here today accepted a monitoring petition pending in the court regarding the statement given by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi about Sikhs in India during his US tour in September last. Advocate Vivek Shankar Tiwari said that a case was filed in the court of Judicial Magistrate (II) ,which was rejected by the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (MP-MLA) after hearing. Nageshwar Mishra had filed a monitoring petition in the Sessions Court against the order of the lower court. The court accepted the petition today after hearing. Further hearing will be held on the monitoring petition later on. After the hearing it will be decided whether the case will be registered or not. The parties were directed to appear at the next hearing. UNI XC-MBD RKM
Deccan Herald
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
Varanasi court accepts plea against Rahul over 'objectionable' statement against Sikhs
Advocate Vivek Shankar Tiwari said a petition was filed in the court regarding the alleged objectionable statement made by Gandhi about Sikhs during his US visit in September 2024.
NDTV
21-07-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
UP Court Accepts Plea Against Rahul Gandhi Over Statement Against Sikhs
Varanasi: An MP-MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Monday accepted for hearing a petition filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his statement on Sikhs during his visit to the United States. Advocate Vivek Shankar Tiwari said a petition was filed in the court regarding the alleged objectionable statement made by Gandhi about Sikhs during his US visit in September 2024. It was dismissed by the additional chief judicial magistrate (special MP-MLA court) after hearing on November 28 last year. Advocate Vivek Shankar Tiwari said a revision petition was filed in the Sessions Court and Additional District and Sessions Judge, Varanasi (MP-MLA court), Yajuvendra Vikram Singh accepted the plea on Monday for hearing. In the petition, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha has been accused of hurting the sentiments of the Sikh community with his "inflammatory" statement made in the US. It has also been claimed in the petition that Khalistani terrorist Gurwant Singh Pannu had supported Gandhi's statement.
The Print
21-07-2025
- Politics
- The Print
Varanasi court accepts plea against Rahul over ‘objectionable' statement against Sikhs
Varanasi (UP), Jul 21 (PTI) An MP-MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Monday accepted for hearing a petition filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his statement on Sikhs during his visit to the United States. Advocate Vivek Shankar Tiwari said a petition was filed in the court regarding the alleged objectionable statement made by Gandhi about Sikhs during his US visit in September 2024. It was dismissed by the additional chief judicial magistrate (special MP-MLA court) after hearing on November 28 last year.
