Supreme Court: Due to allegations of hate speech, the Supreme Court has consented to consider a second case against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. On the basis of a viral video, a different petition had previously called for action against him.
The Supreme Court has consented to consider a second appeal against Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam. In this petition, four people accused the Chief Minister of employing hate speech against community members.
Annie Raja, the leader of the Communist Party of India, and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) filed a separate petition, which the Supreme Court consented to hear on Tuesday. According to the petition, a widely shared video purports to show the Chief Minister pointing a firearm and shooting at a neighborhood.
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The court received a request on Wednesday to list the new petition in addition to the case. “We will see,” stated Chief Justice (CJI) Surya Kant.
veteran journalist Paresh Chandra Malakar, veteran lawyer Shantanu Borthakur, retired professor Hiren Gohain, and former Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Harekrishna Deka submitted the fresh petition.
Assamese Muslims of Bengali descent may face violence, social and economic marginalization, and prejudice as a result of these remarks.
Additionally, according to the petition, the Chief Minister incited animosity and hatred based on religion, language, place of origin, and domicile in his speeches and media appearances.
The petition claims that the Chief Minister referred to Muslims of Bengali descent as “Miya” and “Bangladeshi.”
