Hate Speech

Court stays proceedings against RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat over alleged derogatory remarks targeting Muslim women

After a video of his alleged inflammatory speech at a Deepotsava event went viral, the Sessions Court in Puttur restrained police from arresting or detaining Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat — the latest in a long series of hate speech complaints against the influential RSS organiser in coastal Karnataka

‘Inflammatory, communal’: Modi inciting hate in Jharkhand, poll official told

A civil society delegation of the Loktantra Bachao 2024...

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee moves Madras HC, urges court to direct ECI to demand an explanation from PM Modi for his alleged hate filled...

The petitioners also bemoaned over one show cause notice issued to BJP by the ECI even after continuous hate riddled speeches, asking why notice was issued to party when PM Modi is the "individual culprit" behind the hate statements.

April: CJP’s hate watch campaign analyses several hate incidents reported across the country in the last week

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Elections 2024: The lead up to the first two phases of voting have seen far right leaders deliver anti-Muslim hate speech across India

From April 8 to April 23, seven incidents of provocative and inflammatory speeches reported, common theme of destruction of Muslim religious places of worship

ECI issues notice to BJP party, and not the star campaigner himself, over alleged hate speech delivered by PM Modi, seeks response by 11...

The constitutional authority has forwarded complaints sent by Congress, CPI and CPI (ML), all of which had criticised the communal and inflammatory words used by PM MODI during election speech in Rajasthan in contravention to the election laws

Rajasthan: Election Watch & PUCL file complaint with Jaipur police demanding that FIR be registered against the Banswara hate speech of PM, Narendra Modi

Rajasthan Election Watch & PUCL, Rajasthan unit have filed a complaint for registering an FIR against Shri Narendra Modi with Jaipur Police Commissioner Biju George Joseph. The letter was forwarded to the Banswara SP for necessary action.

FIRs for hate speech registered against BJP MLAs Nitesh Rane and Geeta Jain: Maharashtra Police to Bombay High Court

Citizens of Mira Road-Bhayander, Citizens for Justice and Peace have been filing consistent complaints before the police on these speeches since January 2024 but it is only after other citizens moved the Bombay High Court that the police moved to register FIRs in these cases

CPI-M files complaint in Mandir Marg Police station Delhi, asks for FIR against PM Modi, VCK’s Thirumavalavan Thol writes to ECI for the poll code...

After Mandir Marg police station refused to accept the complaint, CPI(M) members Brinda Karat and Pushpinder Singh sent their complaint to Commissioner of Police, Delhi

ECI: Daughter and wife of veterans, Lalita Ramdas urges action against violation of Model Code of Conduct by PM

Eight-four year old Lalitha Ramdas (Lolly to the wider community) has in a short and pithy communication urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to act swiftly against Prime Minister, Narendra Modi for his divisive speech made at Banswara, Rajasthan on April 22, pointing out that this is a violation of the MCC, Representation of People’s Act and Indian criminal law

Complaints filed against PM Modi for promoting religious hatred during his Banswara rally, accusing opposition Congress of working to distribute country’s wealth to Muslims

In his April 21 rally in Banswara, Rajasthan, Modi had said that Congress manifesto says that gold of mothers and sisters will be distributed among Muslims, the complaints against the speech was filed by CJP, ADR’s Jagdeep S. Chhokar and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation

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