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Supreme Court red flags hate speech as several

arrested after days of violence in Haryana

Top court asks all the concerned parties why they do not all sit together and adopt

a constructive approach for finding solutions.

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Nuh (Haryana)/New Delhi
fter days of violence and arson,
a total of 23 people arrested in
Aconnection to the recent inci-
dents of violence in Haryana’s Nuh
were produced before the court, and
were later sent to police remand for
up to five days on Thursday. Haryana
Home Minister Anil Vij said that po-
lice have registered 83 FIRs and 159
people have been arrested after the
violence gripped Nuh and Gurugram
districts. Six deaths have been con-
firmed in the violence in the Nuh dis-
trict of Haryana.
Former Haryana chief minister
Bhupinder Singh Hooda demanded
a judicial probe by a high court judge
into the government’s “failure” to
prevent the violence.
“We demand a judicial inquiry
headed by a high court judge into
why the government failed to pre-
vent the riots in Nuh, and that will
help bring out the truth about the
incident,” he told reporters.
“The probe should ascertain the
truth about what led to the violent
clashes, who instigated them, and Accused arrested by the Police in connection with the recent violence being taken to the Court in Nuh, Haryana, on Thursday (ANI)
why the government failed to take
preventive steps on time to prevent a men —injured in the frenzy of vio- violence that followed. Court and said that this is not right
communal clash,” Hooda said. lence that followed. In an important move, the Su- practice. The court also said that
Earlier on Thursday, the Hary-
preme Court said on Friday that
Meanwhile, days after incidents
ana government partially lifted the of violence in Haryana’s Nuh district, there is a need to find a solution on hate speech definition is complex.
The Supreme Court on Wednes-
mobile internet suspension from 1 the state government transferred the the rise of hate speeches and asked day directed the authorities con-
pm to 4 pm hours in multiple dis-
tricts. The state government, in its Superintendent of Police, Varun Sin- the stakeholders to make collective cerned to ensure that there is no hate
gla from the district.
speech against any community and
efforts, a few days after the violence
order, said that the internet is being Nuh SP, Varun Singla, has been in Nuh in Haryana. there is no violence or damage to any
lifted for the said period of time to transferred and posted to Bhiwani. The remark from a bench of jus- properties in any protest rallies being
facilitate the candidates of the CET/ IPS Narender Bijarniya would now tices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti organized in the national capital.
Screening test (Group C posts) to be the full-time SP of Nuh district, came while hearing a petition relat- The top court did not put any
download their admit cards. as per an order issued by the Home ed to protest rallies organized in the stay on rallies organized by the
The internet will be partially lift-
ed in Nuh, Faridabad, Palwal, and Department late on Thursday night. wake of Nuh violence. Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and
After the incidents of violence,
The court asked the concerned
passed the direction while hearing
the territorial jurisdiction of Sub Di- Birjaniya was given the additional parties why they do not all sit to- an intervening application filed in
vision Sohna, Pataudi, and Manesar charge of Nuh. gether and find a solution. The court the matter. The protest rallies were
of District Gurugram. Earlier, clashes between two asked the parties to adopt a construc- being organized by VHP in the wake
Clashes between two groups
broke out in Nuh after a religious groups broke out in Nuh after a reli- tive approach for finding solutions. of Nuh violence.
gious procession passing through the
The court also remarked that
The top court had directed the
procession passing through the dis-
trict came under attack, leaving two district came under attack, leaving hate speech cannot be justified by any authorities concerned to comply with
two home guards dead and dozens
the directions given by the apex court
community. The court also took into
home guards dead and dozens of of people — including around 20 account that parties are following the on October 21, 2022 over restriction
people—including around 20 police-
policemen — injured in the frenzy of practice of coming to the Supreme on hate speech.
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