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New Delhi: A three-judge bench of the Indian Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition filed by leaders of the CPI (M) and CPI against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over a contentious video posted on the state BJP\u2019s social media handle depicting him pointing a rifle and firing shots at people appearing to be Muslims.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, the petition also mentions the Bihar CM\u2019s hate speeches against the Bengali-speaking Muslim community in Assam. The SC bench, comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and NV Anjaria, took note of the submissions of lawyer Nizam Pasha, appearing for the Left leaders of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] and the Communist Party of India (CPI).<\/p>\n
\u201cWe seek urgent intervention of this court with respect to disturbing speeches made by the sitting CM of Assam, including a recent video posted where he is shown as shooting at members of a particular community. Complaints filed, but no FIR is registered,\u201d the lawyer said.<\/p>\n
The CJI responded: \u201c\u2026. We will find out and will give a date.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Congress party in the state filed a police complaint against the ruling BJP over the video, which has since been deleted after widespread uproar. The complaint filed by the Congress legislators Sibamoni Bora and Diganta Barman at the Dispur Police Station in Guwahati stated that the video, \u201cis highly provocative and communal, which will definitely lead (to) social disharmony amongst the people.\u201d<\/p>\n
The video was posted on Assam BJP\u2019s X handle with the caption \u201cpoint blank shoot\u201d and shows actual footage of the chief minister firing shots, clubbed with AI-generated images of people wearing skullcaps and beards, representing Muslims. The text displayed in the video reads: \u201cforeigner free Assam,\u201d \u201cNo mercy,\u201d \u201cWhy did you not go to Pakistan?\u201d and \u201cThere is no forgiveness to Bangladeshis,\u201d among other phrases.<\/p>\n
The video triggered outrage from political parties, activists and journalists, prompting the BJP to take it down. Congress general secretary KC Venugopal slammed the video as a \u201ccall for genocide\u201d while party spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said it revealed the real face of the BJP, calling the saffron party \u201cmass murderers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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