Allahabad HC rejects plea for FIR against Rahul Gandhi over 2025 remark

The Allahabad High Court dismissed a plea seeking an FIR against Rahul Gandhi over his 2025 “fighting Indian State” remark, upholding a lower court decision rejecting allegations of sedition and hurting public sentiments

Prayagraj: Allahabad High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking registration of an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for an alleged controversial remark in 2025.
Justice Vikram D Chauhan passed the order after hearing a petition filed by Simran Gupta, who had challenged a Sambhal court’s rejection of her plea seeking directions to lodge an FIR against Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

The petitioner had alleged that Gandhi, during the inauguration of the All India Congress Committee office in 2025, stated that “we are now fighting the BJP, the RSS, and the Indian State itself.” The petitioner said the remark hurt public sentiments and amounted to a seditious and anti-national statement allegedly intended to destabilise the country.

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