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CJP flags ‘communal polarisation campaign’ in Bengal polls, seeks action against BJP leaders over election speeches
CJP has filed two separate complaints before election authorities and police in West Bengal, alleging that speeches by Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar and BJP candidate Jagannath Chattopadhyay sought to polarise voters through religious appeals, anti-minority rhetoric, and fear-based narratives, thereby violating the Model Code of Conduct, electoral laws, and constitutional principles
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FIR Against VHP Leader For Hate Speech in Lal Kuan Communal Violence Case: Delhi
This order by a lower court in Delhi in a hate speech case where the complainant in this case was Harsh Mander, comes as a boost to the campaign against hate speech.
Delhi HC adjourns all riot related cases till March 20
Court also issues notice in cases of hate speech allegations against Sonia Gandhi, Waris Pathan, Anurag Thakur, Kapil Mishra, and others.
Chennai court deems Rajnikanth speech against Periyar defamatory, at best
The Chennai district court said the speech did not amount to promoting enmity or intentional insult to disturb peace
SC directs Delhi HC to hear plea of riot-affected people for FIRs in hate speech cases on Friday
10 riot affected people had moved a petition demanding filing of FIRs against Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma
3 BJP workers arrested in Bengal for ‘goli maaro’ chants, why none arrested in Delhi, asks Mamata Banerjee
Calling the violence in the national capital a 'planned genocide', West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party
Amit Shah’s venomous vitriol and political myopia in West Bengal
“Goli maaro s**lon ko” chants reverberate as BJP heavyweight tries to wrest state out of Mamata Banerjee’s control
Post riots, groups of men chant ‘shoot the traitors’ at Rajiv chowk metro and Connaught Place
Six men have been detained from the Rajiv Chowk metro station and are currently being questioned
Delhi riots carefully orchestrated using social media?
Hundreds of anti-minority videos and posts surfaced during the Delhi violence, yet no individual was caught
Cops nab Delhi man seen mobilizing people against minorities
Video of speech vilifying Muslims and calling for a public meeting to ‘punish protesters’ had gone viral on social media
Delhi School of Social Work Students’ Union demands alumni Kapil Mishra’s arrest
“We are ashamed of Kapil Mishra”, they say in their statement
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