Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Friday (5 December) the anticipatory bail plea of ​​folk singer Neha Singh Rathore was rejected. The singer is accused of making baseless, anti-religious and anti-national statements on social media against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in connection with the murder of 26 tourists by asking them about their religion in Pahalgam, Kashmir.

A single bench of Justice Brijraj Singh passed this order on Rathore’s anticipatory bail plea. The bench said that she is not cooperating in the investigation as per the orders of the previous bench, which had rejected her plea for quashing of the FIR. The bench also said that the Supreme Court had also not granted him relief on his plea to quash the FIR and had only allowed him release at an appropriate time.

‘Constitutional rights have been violated’

In this incident, an FIR was registered against Neha at Hazratganj police station in Lucknow on April 27, 2025, the investigation of which is ongoing. Opposing his arguments, government lawyer Dr. V.K. Singh argued that the petitioner not only made derogatory remarks against the Prime Minister, the Home Minister and the BJP but also violated his constitutional right to freedom of expression under Article 19 of the Constitution by making anti-national statements at a time when tensions with Pakistan were at their peak.

‘Received praise on social media in Pakistan’

Dr. V.K. Sin said that Neha’s statements have received a lot of praise on social media in Pakistan. It was also argued that Neha’s statements regarding Bihar elections cross the limits of freedom of expression. The government lawyer also told the bench that Neha was not cooperating in the investigation and despite the notice, she was not available for questioning.

Sharmistha Panoli Controversy: 22 -year -old Sharmistha Panoli, a resident of Pune, was arrested by Kolkata Police on Friday (May 30) after a controversial remarks related to Operation Sindoor. A Kolkata court has sent Sharmistha to jail for 14 days in custody. There is a lot of discussion on social media about Sharmishtha. Meanwhile, the reaction of Dutch leader Girte Wilders has also come on the arrest of Sharmishtha.

Nationalist leader of the Netherlands Geert Wilders posted and wrote, ‘Release Bahadur Sharmistha Panoli. It is an insult to freedom of expression that he was arrested. Do not punish him for what he said about Pakistan and religion. The Dutch leader has also appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help Sharmishtha in this matter.

Free the brave sharmishta panoli!

It’s a disgrace for the freedom of speech that she was arrested.

Don’t Punish Her for Speaking The Truth About Pakistan and Muhammad.

Help herr @narendramodi, @AMYMEK #Sharmishta#ISTANDWITHSHARMISTA #Releasesharmistha #Freesharmishta pic.twitter.com/yhgslhuyr2

– Geert wilders (@Gertwilderspv) May 31, 2025

Pawan Kalyan descended in support of Sharmistha

Prior to Geert Wilders, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Saturday appealed to the West Bengal Police to take ‘equitable’ action in the case of social media ‘Content Creator’ Sharmistha Panoli. Sharmistha has been arrested from Gurugram in Haryana for sharing communal videos. The Deputy Chief Minister said that ‘Ishaninda must be condemned’ but secularism should not be used as ‘shield’.

Pawan Kalyan said in a post on ‘X’, ‘Isainda should always be condemned! Secularism is not a shield for some people and a sword for others. It should be two -way. West Bengal Police is watching the nation. Work just for all.

TMC MP makes fun of Sanatan Dharma: Pawan Kalyan

Pawan Kalyan said that Sharmishtha, a student of the law, said ‘sorry and hurting words for some people’ regarding Operation Sindoor. BJP’s ally Janasena Party (JSP) founder Kalyan claimed, ‘He accepted his mistake, removed the video and apologized. The West Bengal Police immediately took action against Sharmistha and took action.

He said that but when the political leader, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP makes fun of Sanatan Dharma, what happens? When our religion is called ‘dirty religion’, where does the anger go? Where does his apology go? Where is their quick arrest?