Hate Crime

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“Hindu society is at war.” This is how Mohan Bhagwat, the chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), defends the hate speech and bigotry by the votaries and foot soldiers of Hindutva against Muslims and Christians. The fact that hate speech and violence have now become torrential and are getting more brazen with each passing day is explained by the fact that the war is not small. It is a 1000-year-long war, which has not ended. It is a continuous war, like the permanent revolution of Mao.

Bhagwat is neither the first nor the only one to suggest that there is valid a reason for the hate speech directed against Muslims and Christians. Many have called for Hindus to take up arms, to keep them ready to chop off the heads of ‘enemies’. In fact, Bhagwat’s claim was preceded even by the Delhi police,  which told a court in Delhi that the call to Hindus to arm themselves in a mass meeting in Delhi was actually an exercise to protect ‘community ethics’.

by Apoorvanand

15/01/2023

"Shocking For A Religion Neutral Country": Supreme Court On Hate Speeches  Oct 21, 2022   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN1P5JogyrM Two days after the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticised India over its human rights record and growing hate speeches during a three-day visit, the Supreme Court on Friday made some of its strongest comments yet on the subject.

Take Suo Motu Action Against Hate Speech Crimes Without Waiting For Complaint : Supreme Court LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK 21 Oct 2022   https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/take-suo-motu-action-against-hate-speech-crimes-without-waiting-for-complaint-supreme-court-212282 

the Court directed that these Governments should take suo motu action against any hate speech crime, without waiting for any complaint.

How the Supreme Court Has Interpreted Hate Speech Over the Years | The Wire | Justice Madan Lokur https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEKoin1hZbA 
736 views Oct 6, 2022 Justice Madan Lokur, who retired from the Supreme Court of India, spoke on the constitutional limits and judicial interpretations of hate speech at an online discussion on 'Defeating Hate, Defending the Constitution' organised by ANHAD and the Satark Nagrik Sangathan on October 2, 2022. In his speech,

Justice Lokur looked at how the Supreme Court has interpreted hate speech and the laws around it over the years, and why it is important to think about this question urgently and find solutions within the constitution.

How do we define public order..Not just law and order .