New Delhi: CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking to intervene in a pending plea which has alleged “blatant hate speeches” calling for killing Muslims and their social and economic boycott was delivered at rallies in different states, including Haryana, where recent communal clashes claimed six lives.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and former Rajya Sabha MP has sought permission from the top court that she be allowed to intervene as a party in a pending petition filed by journalist Shaheen Abdullah on the issue.
Karat has referred to certain hate speeches made by leaders of religious outfits like Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal allegedly inciting people against the Muslim community in public meetings at some places including Nangloi and Ghonda Chowk in Delhi.
“Recently, leaders of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal etc. have incited people against the Muslim community in the name of Hindu Religion at public meetings held in various places in Delhi such as Nangloi, Ghonda Chowk etc,” the plea said.
People were instigated against the constitutional values and secularism in the name of Hinduism, it said.
“Such meetings are being held in different parts of the National Capital and there have been continuous calls for economic and social boycott of the Muslim community. These speeches are clearly an offence under several Sections of the IPC…,” it said.
Unfortunately, neither stringent action is being taken against such people by the police nor are such meetings being stopped, it alleged.
While hearing the petition of Abdullah on August 11, a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti had said there has to be harmony and comity between communities.
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