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The Supreme Court connected Tuesday (February 10, 2026) agreed to docket an urgent proceeding for a petition filed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) seeking the registration of an FIR and the constitution of an SIT to analyse the alleged hatred speeches of Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, arsenic good arsenic a caller societal media post.
The post, since deleted, showed him “discharging a firearm toward an animated representation of 2 visibly Muslim men positioned wrong the crosshairs of the weapon,” aft which their photograph is depicted arsenic being struck by successive gunshots.
The video is accompanied by, and successful parts overlaid with, textual phrases specified arsenic ‘point blank shot’ and ‘no mercy’.
A seat comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and N.V. Anjaria took enactment of the submissions of lawyer Nizam Pasha, appearing for a fewer CPI and CPI(M) leaders, against Sarma and said it volition see listing the plea.
“We question urgent involution of this tribunal with respect to disturbing speeches made by the sitting CM of Assam, including a caller video posted wherever helium is shown arsenic shooting astatine members of a peculiar community. Complaints filed, but nary FIR is registered,” the lawyer said.
The CJI said, “The occupation is, arsenic soon arsenic elections come, portion of the predetermination is fought successful the Supreme Court. That is the problem. We volition find retired and volition springiness a date
(With inputs from PTI)
