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KP Trust allows Rahul Gandhi’s Prayagraj event with conditions
The Kayastha Pathshala Trust has allowed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s student interaction in Prayagraj on August 8, a day after cancelling permission. Acting trust president Jitendra Nath Chaudhary said the approval depends…
The Story in Brief
The Kayastha Pathshala Trust has allowed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s student interaction in Prayagraj on August 8, a day after cancelling permission. Acting trust president Jitendra Nath Chaudhary said the approval depends on protecting academic activities and securing the district magistrate’s permission. The trust had cited an Allahabad High Court order restricting the KP College ground to sports and educational uses, along with rain-related waterlogging.
Gandhi had accused the administration of blocking the programme because it feared students’ voices. Congress said it had obtained permission on July 30 and maintained that the event was not a political rally. Gandhi is scheduled to reach Prayagraj at 3.15 pm, visit Anand Bhavan and attend the dialogue at KP Ground later in the day.
The Indian Opinion
The loudest claims on both sides are premature. Congress presents every venue dispute as a state effort to silence youth, while the trust’s earlier cancellation risked looking needlessly abrupt. The practical test is simple: can organisers secure the district magistrate’s approval, avoid disrupting classes and protect the ground after the monsoon? If not, the event’s promised student focus will be hard to defend.
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