{
  "id": 28090,
  "title": "FIR against Rahul Gandhi, Pappu Yadav, Awadhesh Prasad in Varanasi over donation theft skit at Parliament",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/fir-against-rahul-gandhi-pappu-yadav-awadhesh-prasad-in-varanasi-over",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-01T19:43:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/fir-against-rahul-gandhi-pappu-yadav-awadhesh-prasad-in-varanasi-over-donation-theft-skit-at-parliament-101785613400421.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Varanasi Police registered a case on Saturday against Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, and two other MPs – Rajesh Ranjan, known as Pappu Yadav, and Awadhesh Prasad, over an alleged insult to Sanatan Dharma during an Opposition protest in Parliament. The protest, held on Friday, featured a skit addressing the Ram temple donation controversy. Seers lodged a formal complaint at Varanasi Kotwali police station, alleging that the MPs insulted Sanatan Dharma and hurt religious sentiments. The case was registered under Sections 196, 299, 302, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.",
  "summary": "INDIA bloc MPs on Friday enacted a skit to highlight Ram Temple donation theft and the police action against protesters during their July 20 Parliament march.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Rahul Gandhi, Pappu Yadav, Awadhesh Prasad booked over Ram temple donation theft skit in Parliament",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/rahul-gandhi-pappu-yadav-awadhesh-prasad-booked-over-ram-temple",
        "published": "2026-08-01T16:19:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Anybody who backs delimitation is betraying Tamil Nadu, says Rahul Gandhi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/anybody-who-backs-delimitation-is-betraying-tamil-nadu-says-rahul",
        "published": "2026-08-02T01:55:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}