PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 6 -- The Allahabad high court on Thursday dismissed a petition challenging a Varanasi court order that rejected an application seeking registration of an FIR against Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his remarks on the Sikh community during his September 2024 visit to the United States.

Dismissing the petition filed by Nageshwar Mishra and another on Thursday, Justice Vikram D Chauhan observed that an elected representative had the right to raise concerns about sections of society and that questioning the rights of minorities could not, by itself, constitute an offence.

"The second respondent, Rahul Gandhi, being an elected representative, has a right to raise concerns in respect of soci...