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Agra Court Orders Lower-Court Hearing in Sedition Case Against MP Kangana Ranaut

The order revives a complaint by advocate Ramashankar Sharma over 2024 remarks that allegedly insulted farmers.

Overview

  • Special Judge MP-MLA Lokesh Kumar accepted a revision petition on November 12 and sent the previously dismissed case back to the trial court.
  • The complaint, filed on September 11, 2024, cites statements from an August 26, 2024 interview and related social media posts.
  • Ranaut faces proceedings under Sections 356 and 152 based on allegations that her remarks demeaned farmers.
  • The complainant alleges she likened protesting farmers to killers and extremists and compared some demonstrators to Khalistani terrorists.
  • Court records note Ranaut has not appeared despite six summons, and her comments earlier drew a Chandigarh airport incident involving a CISF constable.