SC to hear today ‘Dharma Sansad’ hate speech case

New Delhi, Jan 11 (UNI) The Supreme Court will hear  a petition seeking an independent inquiry into the Haridwar ‘Dharma Sansad’ hate speech case on January 13.
A bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana, and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli is expected to hear the plea tomorrow.
The petition has been filed by Delhi resident Qurban Ali and Senior lawyer, Anjana Prakash seeking an independent, credible, and fair probe by a Special Investigation Team.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal had mentioned the matter before CJI NV Ramana’s bench on January 10 saying that there had been no arrests made despite open calls for ‘genocide’.
A second petition over the incident has also been filed by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Arshad Madani before the top court seeking a ban on ‘anti-Muslim speeches and programs’ like the Haridwar Dharma Sansad which became a hub of controversy last month.
The petition alleged that such programs were ‘deliberately conspired to provoke the majority to massacre Muslims’.
“Hate speeches against Muslims have suddenly intensified in the country in recent times. Even the recent programmes held in Haridwar and Delhi have not only caused open provocations but have also deliberately conspired to provoke the majority to massacre Muslims for the establishment of ‘Hindu Rashtra’. Unfortunately, no legal action has been taken in these two cases so far,” it said.