Guwahati, May 28 -- By NE NOW NEWS

Guwahati: A Delhi court has issued a notice to Himanta Biswa Sarma on a plea filed by activist Harsh Mander seeking registration of an FIR against the Assam Chief Minister over his alleged remarks on "Miya Muslims".

Additional Sessions Judge Sonu Agnihotri issued the notice while hearing a revision petition filed by Mander challenging an April 20 order of a magisterial court, which had declined to direct registration of an FIR against the BJP leader.

In an order dated May 26, the court noted submissions made by Mander's counsel regarding the Ministry of Home Affairs' standard operating procedure for Zero FIR and e-FIR.

"The counsel for the petitioner further drew my attention to the standard operatin...