A new writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court under Article 32 seeking urgent intervention against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over a series of alleged hate speeches targeting a minority community in the State.
The Supreme Court agreed to consider a new plea filed by four individuals seeking action against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over several alleged hate speeches targeting Muslims in the state.
Earlier, On Tuesday, a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant had already decided to hear a separate petition from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and CPI leader Annie Raja, which calls for action against the chief minister regarding a viral video that purportedly shows him aiming and firing a rifle at members of the Muslim community.
During the court proceedings on Wednesday, the bench was asked to include the new plea alongside the one submitted by the Left leaders, to which the Chief Justice responded, “We will see.”
The recent petition was put forth by former professor Hiren Gohain, former Assam DGP Harekrishna Deka, senior journalist Paresh Chandra Malakar, and senior advocate Santanu Borthakur.
They allege that the chief minister has consistently made statements that incite discrimination, social and economic boycotts, and violence against Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam.
The petition claims that he has promoted enmity and hatred based on religion, language, and place of birth and residence through his public speeches and media statements.
Specifically, they assert that the chief minister has used terms like “Miya” and “Bangladeshi” when referring to Bengali-origin Muslims in the state.
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