On the affidavit of Delhi Police for not giving hate speech, the Supreme Court asked – has brain been put in it

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed displeasure over the Delhi Police’s affidavit regarding alleged hate speeches during an event in the national capital and directed it to file a “better affidavit”.

Earlier, Delhi Police had informed the Supreme Court that no hate speech was given against any community at the ‘Dharma Sansad’ organized by Hindu Yuva Vahini in the national capital on 19 December 2021.

Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Abhay S. The Oka bench gave two weeks time to Additional Solicitor General (ASG) KM Natraj to receive the direction and file a “better affidavit” by May 4.

The bench said, “The affidavit has been filed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police. We hope he has understood the nuances. Has he merely re-submitted the investigation report or has he even applied his mind? Do you have the same stand or have to re-present the investigation report of a sub-inspector level officer? The bench said, “ASG has sought time to get directions from the authorities to file better affidavit… two weeks’ time has been requested.” List the matter on 9th May. preferably, the affidavit should be filed on or before May 4.

The top court was hearing a petition filed by journalist Kurban Ali and former Patna High Court judge and senior advocate Anjana Prakash, who have alleged incidents of hate speech against the Muslim community at the ‘Dharma Sansad’ programs held in Delhi and Haridwar by the SIT. It has been requested to direct for an independent, credible and fair investigation.

Earlier this month, in an affidavit filed by the Delhi Police in this regard, it said that no hatred was expressed at the Delhi event as alleged by the petitioner. It had said, “No hatred was expressed against any group, community, religion or belief in the programs of Delhi.”

The affidavit further quoted Delhi Police as saying that the speech (during the event) was about empowering a religion to prepare itself to face the evils that threaten its existence. He is not even remotely connected with the call for genocide of any particular religion.

It was also said, ‘Nothing was said against any particular class or community in the video related to the program in Delhi. Therefore, after investigation and assessment of the purported video, it has been concluded that the alleged hate speech does not contain words that incite hatred against any particular community.

In this, the police believed that any word spoken during the program does not define Indian Muslims in any way, so as to create an atmosphere of frenzy among any religion, caste or sect. It was said that the speech had nothing even remotely related to the call for genocide of people of any particular religion.

It is known that in December last year in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, when hardline Hindutva leaders called for Muslim genocide, at the same time in a similar program of Hindu Yuva Vahini in the national capital, Suresh Chavhanke, editor-in-chief of Sudarshan TV, had said that he would be a part of India. Are ready to ‘fight, die and kill’ to make it a ‘Hindu Rashtra’.

According to the report, in the video, Chavhanke can be heard saying, ‘We will have to fight, die and kill if necessary, to make this country a Hindu Rashtra and maintain a Hindu Rashtra’. Taking the ‘oath’ while repeating.