The Supreme Court issues landmark order to curtail hate speeches..

The Supreme Court has directed that, police and authorities should immediately and suo motu file FIR against those who make hate speeches. “Any “hesitation” to implement this order, would attract the proceedings for contempt of the Supreme Court and action would be taken against the erring officers”, says the Supreme Court order. The order of the Supreme Court is primarily given to the police of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The Supreme Court has issued notices to the police chiefs of these three states and has directed them to submit reports on action taken on hate speeches.  

BSNLEU heartily welcomes this order of the Supreme Court because, communal riots are being created mainly due to hate speeches. Mostly, the hate speeches are being made by the leaders of the ruling party. Hence, the police and other authorities don’t take any action against them. Now, the Supreme Court has clearly told that, action would be taken against the police and other authorities, who do not take action due to political pressure. In this order, it is important to note that, justice Hrishikesh Roy has observed that, “ours is a religion-neutral country.”