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Delhi HC declines BJP leader Kapil Mishra’s plea to stay proceedings in communal remarks case
The bench issued notice on the petition challenging a special court order that said Mishra’s statements in 2020 were a ‘brazen attempt to promote enmity’.
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‘Ban non-Hindus from Kedarnath’: Uttarakhand BJP MLA’s remark sparks row
Asha Nautiyal said residents had informed her that non-Hindus were ‘hurting the religious sentiments’.
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Muslims ‘can cover themselves with tarpaulin hijabs’ on Holi, says Uttar Pradesh minister
CM Adityanath had earlier defended similar remarks by a Sambhal police officer, saying that congregational Friday prayers were not mandatory for Muslims.
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Bihar BJP MLA urges Muslims to stay indoors on Holi if they object to colours
The MLA, Haribhushan Thakur Bachaul, echoed remarks made by a police official in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district on March 6.
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Rajasthan: BJP MLA calls Congress legislator Rafeek Khan a ‘Pakistani’ in Assembly
Leader of Opposition Tika Ram Jully said BJP leaders were ‘competing to lower the level of their statements day by day’.
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‘Brazen attempt to promote enmity’: Court rejects BJP leader Kapil Mishra’s plea against summons
Mishra is accused of posting allegedly objectionable comments on social media in January 2020 in connection with Assembly polls in the national capital.
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SC stops new FIRs against Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin in Sanatana Dharma remarks case
The Supreme Court clarified that its directives allowing the DMK leader to be exempted from arrest and from appearing physically in lower courts would stand.
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Calling someone ‘Pakistani’, ‘Miyan-Tiyan’ does not amount to hurting religious sentiments: SC
Stating that the remarks were in poor taste, the bench closed a case against a person accused of using the two terms against a government servant.
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Assam Police files FIR against YouTubers for ‘vulgar discussion’ during comedy show
YouTube took down the video after receiving a notice from the Union government.
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Rights body asks YouTube to remove video containing ‘vulgar’ remarks by podcaster ‘BeerBiceps’
Ranveer Allahbadia jokingly made the comments during an episode of the talent show ‘India’s Got Latent’, hosted by comedian Samay Raina.
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Chhattisgarh court files case against BJP MLA for allegedly derogatory remarks about Jesus Christ
The court in Jashpur district directed Raymuni Bhagat to appear before it on Friday.
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Kerala CM says Narayana Guru shouldn’t be confined to Sanatana Dharma, sparks BJP criticism
The Bharatiya Janata Party asked if Pinarayi Vijayan could question other religions in a similar vein.
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