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HATe SPeeCH oN TrIAL:

religious leader faces contempt

case for attacking Supreme Court

Gregory Stanton, a former lecturer in genocide studies and prevention at the George Mason
University in Virginia, tells US Congress that he feared a similar scenario to Myanmar, where the

Rohingya were expelled through violence and genocide

Akhil Bharatiya Sant Parishad National Convener Yati Narasimhanad (left) at a press conference over the Vishva Dharma Sansad (ANI)

OUR BUREAU of India. minds of the general public. Supreme Court in the minds of the
The AG granted consent to “I am in receipt of your request general public. This would certainly
New Delhi/Haridwar
activist Shachi Nelli to initiate con- for initiation of proceedings for amount to contempt of the Supreme
n an important move, Attorney tempt proceedings against Narsing- criminal contempt against Yati Nars- Court of India,” the AG said in the
General of India KK Venugopal hanand. Earlier, in a reply to the inganand. I have gone through your letter
Ion Friday granted consent to an letter Nelli wrote, seeking consent letter and watched the video of the Narsinghanand has been making
activist to initiate criminal contempt to initiate contempt of court pro- statements made by Yati Narsinga- headlines because of his anti-Mus-
proceedings against the ‘Dharam ceedings against Narsinghanand, nand which have been explained to lims hate speeches. Supreme Court
Sansad’ leader Yati Narsinghanand AG said the statement made by him me. I find that the statement made has recently issued notice to Centre,
over his recent remarks against the is a “direct attempt to lower the au- by Yati Narsinganand... is a direct at- Uttarakhand and Delhi police on a
Constitution and the Supreme Court thority of the Supreme Court” in the tempt to lower the authority of the Continued at next page... >>

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