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The Supreme Court is slated to hear connected Monday (February 16, 2026) petitions seeking enactment against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma implicit a viral video allegedly showing him taking aim and firing with a firearm astatine members of a peculiar community.
According to the apex tribunal origin list, a seat of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi is apt to perceive the matter.
The apical tribunal connected February 10 had agreed to see listing a plea of Left leaders seeking enactment against Sarma.
Referring to the upcoming assembly polls successful Assam, the apical tribunal said that the occupation is that a portion of the elections is fought earlier it.
It had taken enactment of the submissions of lawyer Nizam Pasha, appearing for a fewer CPI and CPI(M) leaders, against Mr. Sarma and said it volition see listing the plea.
The video of Sarma purportedly taking purpose with a firearm and firing astatine 2 people, 1 wearing a skull headdress and the different with a beard, was shared by the Assam BJP connected its authoritative X grip connected February 7.
The arguable station sparked wide outrage and governmental condemnation. It was deleted by the BJP aft it was accused of inciting unit and communal hatred.
Separate pleas person been filed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and CPI person Annie Raja seeking the registration of FIRs against Mr. Sarma for alleged hatred code aimed astatine communal polarisation.
They besides sought mounting up of a peculiar probe squad (SIT) by the apical tribunal connected the crushed that an autarkic probe was not expected from authorities and cardinal agencies.
The pleas listed successful chronological bid alleged provocative speeches and statements made by Mr. Sarma.
Earlier, a abstracted petition was filed by 12 radical connected the issue, seeking directions to forestall divisive comments by persons holding law posts.
