Petition in Supreme Court against Yati Narsinghanand's planned ‘Dharam Sansad’ in Ghaziabad
Hindustan TimesA plea seeking to restrain the organisation of a 'Dharam Sansad' in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad was mentioned for urgent hearing before the Supreme Court on Monday, alleging that a call was issued for the "genocide of Muslims". The contempt petition against Uttar Pradesh administration and police was filed by various petitioners, including former civil servants and activists, and pointed out that the The petition also argued that the Ghaziabad district administration and the UP police have failed to act as per Supreme Court guidelines on hate speeches. Seeking an urgent listing, lawyer Prashant Bhushan, who appeared on behalf of the petitioners, said an open call for the genocide of Muslims had been made and the plea needed a hearing as the 'Dharam Sansad' would be commencing on Tuesday. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar told Bhushan, appearing for the petitioners, to file an email seeking urgent listing of the plea.