Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Haridwar ‘Dharma Sansad’ Hate Speech Case
Mumbai: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a petition seeking an independent inquiry into the Haridwar ‘Dharma Sansad’ speeches allegedly inciting violence against the minority community.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing in the PIL, mentioned the matter before a bench headed by CJI NV Raman that the slogan of the country appears to have changed from ‘Satyameva Jayate’ to ‘Shasatrameva jayate’.
A bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana took note of the submission of senior advocate Kapil Sibal that despite the registration of an FIR, no action has been taken against those making inflammatory speeches.
“I have moved this PIL in respect of what happened in Dharam Sansad in Haridwar on December 17, and 19th. We are living in difficult times where slogan in the country has changed from ‘Satyamev Jayate’,” Sibal said.
“Alright, we will take up the matter,” the CJI said.
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The program, organized at Ved Niketan Dham in Haridwar for three days from 16 to 19 December, was attended by highly provocative speeches allegedly inciting violence against Muslims by the participants. It was organized by Yeti Narasimhanand, priest of Dasna temple in Ghaziabad.
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