Allahabad, Apr 15: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's political constituency Amethi is no longer a district.
The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Monday struck down the district status of Amethi terming its creation as illegal.
Amethi, which was named as Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Nagar by the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) government and later renamed as Amethi by the Samajwadi Party government, was carved out of Sultanpur and Rae Bareli districts of northern Uttar Pradesh.
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenged the decision to create Amethi. The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court today ruled in favour of the PIL.
