Hate Speech

Suo moto cognisance of repeated hate speech by CM Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma must: Assam’s public intellectuals to Gauhati HC

Close to a dozen public intellectuals including Hiren Gohain, Harekrishna Deka, former DGP, Assam and author, Dr. Indrani Dutta, former Director, Omiyo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, among so many others, have in a letter petition to CJ, Gauhati High Court, Justice Vijay Bishnoi drawn attention of the Court to series of inciteful statements by Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister and urged suo moto cognisance

Terror accused BJP MP Pragya Thakur delivers hate speech in Bhopal, recalls her role in demolition of Babri Masjid

She also raised a derogatory and violence provoking slogan as the audience cheered

Kalicharan inciteful speech in Pune; Police lack willingness to act

He tried to incite people to take up violence against “invaders”

‘Aurangzeb ki auladen ‘, a term for Indian Muslims or high caste Hindus?

Tyrannical as the rule of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb may have been, when he targeted Sufis, Shia Muslims and Hindus alike, its stability and that of the entire Mughal Dynasty depended on the political and social support of privileged (high) caste Hindus

Times Now Navbharat: Where hate sells like hot cakes daily

The Hindi news channel of the powerful Times Group has been belligerently pushing its anti-minority agenda through its shows: an analysis of their content of over just seven days, shows how tireless they are in propagating hate; where this leaves the quality and standards of fair and equitable practices in broadcasting is a question that bears examination

CJP complains to NCM against Pravin Togadia’s series of hate speeches across several states

Numerous inciteful speeches were delivered by him including calls for “love jihad” and population control law, calls to build temples in Kashi-Mathura in place of mosques, and so on

Serial hate mongering T. Raja Singh delivers communally charged speech at Telangana, targets Muslims

Referring to the controversial movie Kerala Stories, Singh urges Hindus to beware of Muslim women

Suresh Chavhanke’s speech in Sangamner results in stone pelting post rally?

Presumably the stone pelting incidents were reported after the rally as the unruly mob with saffron caps and flags roamed around the city.

Fear mongering and misinformation galore at the Digital Hindu Conclave

A supposed journalist claimed without any basis that certain political parties were purposefully changing demography in some areas by citing population figures.

Hate a political tool, now a state project: India 2023

There is a chance to make Meta Facebook accountable for its hate generating content on May 31, by voting YES for Proposal 7 titled “Assessing Allegations of Biased Operations in Meta's Largest Market” which is to be presented at Meta's AGM on May 31, 2023. It highlights allegations against Facebook for disseminating hate speech, its failure to address risks and political bias, voices concerns around inadequate content moderation and lack of transparency in platform practices. The writer calls on readers to participate in this campaign on social media to make our republic hate-free

CJP complains to NCM against Kalicharan’s series of hate speeches across Maharashtra

Numerous inciting speeches against Muslims were delivered by him, ranging from demand for Love-Jihad law in Maharashtra to open calls for violence Feb- March this year

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