In the Haridwar hate speech case, the Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Uttarakhand government.
Earlier rulings have directed the appointment of nodal officials to take action against such gatherings, according to the petitioners in the case. According to the petitioners, no nodal officer has been assigned in this case. The Supreme Court’s orders, they claimed, were not being followed.
More Dharam Sansads have been announced, according to senior lawyer Kapil Sibal, who is representing the petitioners. “Before the next Sansad, something needs to be done,” he stated.
During a three-day “Dharam Sansad,” or religious assembly, held in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar from December 17 to December 19, provocative and divisive comments were made against minority communities. Several Hindu religious leaders addressed the crowd, urging the group to take up guns against Muslims and calling for the creation of a “Hindu nation.”
Yati Narsinghanand is said to have remarked during the meeting that “arming the Hindu brigade with bigger and better weaponry” will be the “answer” to the “danger of Muslims.”
76 Supreme Court lawyers had previously written to Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, requesting suo motu cognizance of the ‘hate speech and calls for ‘ethnic genocide’ made at two religious festivals held lately in Delhi and Haridwar.
On Wednesday, Sibal told the court: “This is an important matter that needs to be addressed. At a time when the state is holding elections, more Dharam Sansads have been announced in Una, Dasna, and Aligarh. The atmosphere will be tainted as a result of this. This is a form of violence incitement.”
“The statute on preventive detention is in place to prevent exactly that,” he added.
The petition was heard as a public interest lawsuit (PIL) by a three-judge bench consisting of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices Surya Kant, and Hima Kohli, who demanded a probe into the hate comments directed at Muslims during the Haridwar Dharam Sansad.
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