In 2007 hate speech case, Yogi govt denies sanction to prosecute Yogi

THE UTTAR Pradesh government informed the Allahabad High Court Thursday that it had refused sanction for the prosecution of Yogi Adityanath, former Member of Parliament and the current Chief Minister, and others named in an FIR for allegedly inciting communal violence in Gorakhpur in 2007.

Chief Secretary Rahul Bhatnagar, who appeared before the bench comprising Justices Umesh Chandra Srivastava and Ramesh Sinha, filed an affidavit conveying the government’s decision. The bench was hearing a petition filed by Parvez Parvaz, complainant in one of the FIRS lodged after the 2007 incident. The next hearing in the matter has been scheduled for July 7.

Sfanaqvi,counselforparvaz, later said he had been granted time to file “an amendment application to challenge the refusal of sanction for prosecution”.

In its affidavit, the government said that sanction for prosecution under different IPC sections including 153 (A) — promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth,

Govt tells Allahabad High Court