Guwahati, Feb. 26 -- A division bench of the Gauhati High Court on Thursday issued notice to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma after hearing a PIL that sought directions restraining Chief Minister from making hate speeches.
The bench headed by Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury, was hearing multiple petitions filed against the Chief Minister, who , the petitioners alleged, have indulged in making hate speeches against a particular community.
As the petitioners also wanted for ad interim order restraining the Chief Minister from making provocative statements, the court, however, only said, "Let the notices be issued first. It will be a normal restraint while this petition is pending consideration," said the ...