The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government related to the alleged hate speech UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had delivered in 2007.
A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra asked the government to reply as to why he should not be prosecuted for allegedly giving a hate speech in 2007, news agency ANI reported.
The bench issued the notice while hearing a plea challenging Allahabad High Court’s decision in the case, according to India Today.
In February, the Allahabad High Court had dismissed a writ petition which had requested for a CBI probe into Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s involvement in 2007 Gorakhpur riots case. The petition had been filed in November 2008 by Mohammad Asad Hayat and Parvez who said that a person had been killed due to the riots which were triggered by the hate speech.
In a separate incident, the Supreme Court has ordered an explanation from the Rajasthan state government over Rakbar Khan’s lynching in Alwar. Chief Justice Dipak Mishra, who headed the bench asked the Principal Secretary of the Home department of the state government to file an affidavit giving details of the action taken in the lynching case.
The court further said that the affidavit must deal with all aspects. The court pushed the hearing on August 30.
