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[Capt M Kumar]

The Supreme Court overturned the high court decision. It played down the import of Joshi’s promise. “In our opinion, a mere statement that the first Hindu state will be established in Maharashtra is by itself not an appeal for votes on the grounds of his religion but the expression, at best, of such a hope.”

Thanks to such reasoning, Varun may well defend himself against the charge of electoral offences by claiming that he too was merely expressing the hope that Pilibhit would be rid of Muslims after the elections and that he was not really appealing for votes on the grounds of his religion.

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