Anushka Pathak, Mumbai Uncensored, 12th January 2022:
The alleged Haridwar ‘hate speech’ has taken a new turn. The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, will hear a petition seeking an independent inquiry into the alleged ‘hate speech’ by participants at the ‘Dharam Sansad’ in Haridwar.
The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, along with a bench will hear the matter, as reported by ANI.
On Monday, the Supreme Court had agreed to take up a PIL seeking probe into the alleged hate speech at separate events in Haridwar and Delhi on December 17 and 21.
The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana told Kapil Sibbal, who mentioned the plea filed by Delhi journalist Qurban Ali and Senior Advocate Anjana Prakash, that, “we will take up the matter and look into it.”
The said three-day ‘Dharam Sansad’ was held in Haridwar and saw a web of hate speeches targeting Muslims and called for violence and assassination. Speeches including open calls for Muslims to establish a Hindu Rashtra were allegedly made at the event. The speakers also mentioned former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse.
The man in question, Yati Narsinghanand, faced several FIRs in Uttar Pradesh as he called for a ‘war against Muslims’ and urged ‘Hindus to take up weapons’ to ensure ‘no Muslim becomes the Prime Minister in 2029′.
The videos of the event then went viral and the Haridwar police filed an FIR against five of the speakers on charges of promoting enmity between groups and outraging religious sentiments. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was also formed by the state Director General of Police.
Meanwhile, the organisers of the event have announced to hold a ‘pratikar sabha’ or protest meeting on January 16 against the formation of an SIT and lodging of FIRs against them following a series of alleged hate speeches delivered at the event.
