Guwahati high court asks Himanta to reply to hate speech PILs within 4 weeks

GUWAHATI: Gauhati HC on Tuesday directed the state govt and Himanta Biswa Sarma to respond within four weeks to PILs seeking action against the CM for alleged hate speeches against minority communities in the state.

“It has been submitted on behalf of the state that the response affidavit shall be filed by the next date,” the HC said and posted the case for May 28.




A bench of chief justice Ashutosh Kumar and justice Arun Dev Choudhury, hearing three PILs filed by the Assam State Council of Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Hirendranath Gohain and two others, decided to club them.

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for CPM’s Assam unit, said Sarma made controversial remarks even after the HC formally issued a notice to him on the issue on Feb 26.
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