Venue provider revokes permission for Rahul Gandhi’s Chhatron Ki Goonj in Prayagraj

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The Kayastha Pathshala Trust revoked permission for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme at K.P. Ground in Prayagraj. The trust’s president Jitendra Nath Chaudhary told PTI that an Allahabad High Court order dated 14 August 2025 directed that the KP College ground should not be used for purposes other than sports and educational activities. The trust also cited waterlogging after rain and said the ground was unsafe. Chaudhary said the permission granted to the Congress had been conditional on approval from the district magistrate.

Mr Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, was scheduled to interact with students on alleged paper leaks and other matters on 8 August. Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai visited Prayagraj to review preparations and said Mr Gandhi would still come, urging the state government and district administration to provide an alternative venue. Mr Rai alleged the event was being obstructed for political reasons, saying the BJP government was ‘afraid’, and said Mr Gandhi’s programmes in Kota and Dehradun had also been cancelled.

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Readers should note the article records competing statements without independent verification. The venue provider cites a specific Allahabad High Court order and waterlogging as reasons for revoking permission; these are reported as the trust’s explanation to PTI. Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai frames the revocation as politically motivated and seeks an alternative venue, and he attributes other cancellations to political obstruction. The report does not confirm those wider cancellations or decisions by district authorities, so a cautious reader should treat political allegations as claims that need further verification.

Original article: Permission for Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ event in Prayagraj revoked by venue provider (www.thehindu.com)

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