AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to arrest controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati for delivering a hate speech against Prophet Muhammad to prove they were not biased against the minorities.
Asking the PIL petitioner Fatima to approach the authorities concerned, a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Satish Chandra Sharma allowed her to withdraw the plea as it (bench) was not inclined to entertain it.
Responding to the issue, Shama said that she had not made any inappropriate remarks and asked why she was being charged in this case.
The court said it would be appreciable, if free speech encourages dispassionate, and healthy public debates, and helps society to move forward.
The Supreme Court on Friday directed all states and union territories to ensure that as and when any hate speech is made, they shall take suo moto action for registration of FIR even without any complaints.
Facebook's spokesperson said that the process for evaluating potential violators is extensive and it is what led us to the decision to remove his account.
Earlier, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal, in a separate letter, had alleged a "quid-pro-quo relationship" between Facebook India and the ruling BJP.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused the BJP and the RSS of spreading 'fake news' using Facebook and WhatsApp to influence the electorate.
The statement comes as the total number of coronavirus deaths across the world reached at least 268,999, according to Johns Hopkins University with 3,846,949 confirmed cases.
On February 27, the Delhi High Court had given the Centre four weeks to file its response on the issue of filing FIRs against the three BJP leaders for alleged hate speeches and inciting violence in the national capital.
