India, May 27 -- A Delhi court on Tuesday issued notice to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Delhi Police in a plea filed by human rights activist Harsh Mander, seeking a first information report (FIR) against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader for alleged hate speech during an election campaign in Assam.

The order was passed by additional sessions judge Sonu Agnihotri of Saket courts. The court has listed the matter for hearing on July 15.

The revision plea, moved by Mander through advocate Samved Bagavadeeswar, challenges a magistrate's order, dismissing an application filed by the activist, seeking the registration of a case against Sarma over his alleged "inflammatory speeches" pertaining to the special intensive rev...