Legal experts to Delhi Police: No hate speech at Hindu Sena event
On Sunday, the New Delhi district police said they stopped the speakers at the mahapanchayat and asked them to leave after they spoke “against one community”.
The police had initially allowed the mahapanchayat and allowed 100 people to sit and protest. However, they had to intervene after the alleged hate speeches, they said. (File) Two days after the Delhi Police cancelled a Hindu Sena mahapanchayat which was underway at Jantar Mantar after speakers at the gathering allegedly started making hate speeches, legal experts have advised the investigation officer to file an FIR under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the organiser as they have not found any content of hate speech, The Indian Express has learnt.
Meanwhile, a case under section 188 has been registered against the organisers of All India Sanatan Foundation for not taking permission from the police and holding the mahapanchayat last week.
Police said they had allowed a gathering of only around 100 people, in a controlled manner, but the speakers and participants violated the norms. “We are awaiting final legal opinion in the matter. For now, a case under disobedience to order has been registered…” said an officer.
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