The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a PIL seeking action against those who made hate speeches during the recent “Dharam Sansad” held at Haridwar in Uttarakhand. A bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana took note of the submissions of senior advocate Kapil Sibal that no action has been taken against those who made the hate speeches despite the registration of an FIR.
“I have moved this PIL in respect of what happened in Dharam Sansad in Haridwar on December 17 and 19. We are living in difficult times where slogan in the country has changed from Satyamev Jayate to Shashtramev Jayate,” Sibal said. “All right, we’ll take up the matter,” the CJI said.
Sibal also told the bench that though the Uttarakhand Police has registered an FIR, no arrests were made against the speakers who made vitriolic speeches.
After the CJI asked whether any enquiry was already on in the case, Sibal said, “The FIRs have been filed, no arrests have been made. This is in the State of Uttarakhand. No action will be taken without the intervention of your lordships”.
The hate speeches were allegedly delivered between December 17 and 19, 2021, in Haridwar by Yati Narsinghanand and in Delhi by “Hindu Yuva Vahini”.
The petition has sought an independent, credible and impartial probe by a special investigation team into the hate speeches against the Muslim community.
