Hate speech, including public calls for genocide in Haridwar’s “Dharma Sansad”, will be heard by the Supreme Court.
“We will deal with this matter,” Chief Justice N.V. Ramana said today in response to a petition filed in court by senior lawyer and Congress leader Kapil Sibal.
“We have filed a Public Interest Litigation on the events that took place at the Dharma Sansad in Haridwar. Slogans of the country have changed from Satyameva Jayate to Sashastramev Jayate,” said Mr Sibal, urging the Supreme Court to act against the controversial religious gathering last month.
“We will investigate it. There has not been an investigation,” the chief justice asked. Mr Sibal said only the FIR was filed, but no arrests were made.
The petition, filed by former High Court judge Anjana Prakash and journalist Kurban Ali, flagged hate speech against Muslims and called for an independent, credible and fair investigation by the special investigation team.
At the religious assembly held from December 17 to 19, various religious leaders made outrageous remarks calling for the use of weapons against Muslims.
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