New Delhi Apr 26 PTI The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Uttarakhand chief secretary to place on record that no untoward statement will be made at the Dharam Sansad scheduled in Roorkee and warned that it will hold top officials responsible in case of any hate speech being made The event is scheduled for Wednesday A three-judge bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar took note of the assurance given by the Uttarakhand government that authorities are confident that no untoward statement will be made during the event and that all steps as per decisions of this court will be takenThe bench also told the Uttarakhand government that the chief secretary would be asked to be appear before it if the state failed to take preventive stepsWe will hold the chief secretary home secretary IG concerned responsible if any untoward situation happens despite your assurance We are putting it on record the bench saidThe apex court voiced concern that incidents of hate speeches keep occurring in the country despite the apex court guidelines on preventive measures to be taken by government authoritiesWe direct the chief secretary of Uttarakhand to place the above position on record and apprise us about the corrective measuresthe bench also comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and C T Ravikumar saidAt the outset senior advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for the petitioner in the matter relating to the Dharam Sansad at Himachal Pradesh submitted that dharam sansads are being held at every other other place from time to timeThis was held in Una Himachal Pradesh This is very shocking I will not even read it publicly he saidThe bench told the Himachal Pradesh government that it has tofollow the guidelines already in placeAre you following them or not you have to answer If not then you have to take corrective measures the bench said The counsel for Himachal Pradesh told the bench that it has taken preventive measures and also undertaken investigation He said the state had issued a notice under Section 64 of the Police Act to ensure there is no such issueYou have to stop activity and not just investigation File an affidavit disclosing what steps you have taken to prevent it and thereafter the bench saidThese incidents dont happen suddenly Such events are announced well in advance The local police has to get into action immediately You file an affidavit explaining those steps Did you spring into action immediately or not the bench said while directing the state home secretary to file an affidavitSibal also told the court that another Dharam Sansad is slated at RoorkeeThe counsel for Uttarakhand told the bench that with regard to preventive measures there is a difficultyA person says he will hold Dharam Sansad we dont know the text of what he will be saying and we cannot anticipate what will be said he said The bench then saidIf the speaker is going to be the same you will have to take immediate action Dont make us say something There are other ways of preventive action You know how to do itThe counsel for Uttarakhand said there is a colour which is being addressed to a particular community The particular community that you are trying to protect is also doing this We are trying to calm things down so that harmony is maintained the counsel said The bench expressed anguish over the submission and said this is not the way to address such matters We direct you to do it We dont want your assurance This is not the way you handle matters like this If it happens we will ask the chief secretary to be present the bench said The counsel for Uttarakhand assured the bench that the state government will take appropriate measures The bench however said You are not doing any favour to anyone You are bound to abide by our directions We direct you to take all the preventive steps FIRs were earlier registered in connection with the three-day Dharam Sansad that was held in Haridwar last December where hate speeches were made targeting members of a community The top court was hearing a petition filed by journalist Qurban Ali and former Patna High Court judge and senior advocate Anjana Prakash who have also sought a direction for an independent credible and impartial investigation by an SIT into incidents of hate speeches against the Muslim community PTI PKS DV DV

New Delhi Apr 26 PTI The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Uttarakhand chief secretary to place on record that no untoward statement will be made at the Dharam Sansad scheduled in Roorkee The event is scheduled for Wednesday A three judge bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar took note of the assurance given by the Uttarakhand government thatauthorities are confident that no untoward statement will be made during the event and all steps as per decisions of this court will be taken We direct the chief secretary of Uttarakhand to place the above position on record and apprise us about the corrective measures the bench also comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and C T Ravikumar said FIRS were earlier registered in connection with the three-day Dharam Sansad that was held in Haridwar last December where hate speeches were made targeting members of a communityPTI PKS DV DV

Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 21 (ANI): Claiming that after the Congress party and the BJP organized 'Dharam Sansad' in Chhattisgarh two more Hindu Rashtra seminars were held in Raipur and Bilaspur, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday took a jibe at Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel saying that amid demand for Hindu Rashtra in the state growing each day, "it's funny to even expect action."

Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], February 7 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that the alleged derogatory statements made at the Dharam Sansad events do not represent a Hindu ideology.

New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): Attorney General of India KK Venugopal on Friday granted consent to an activist to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against the 'Dharam Sansad' leader Yati Narsinghanand over his recent remarks against the Constitution and the Supreme Court of India.

New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): A letter has been sent to the Attorney General of India KK Venugopal seeking consent to initiate contempt proceedings against the 'Dharam Sansad' leader Yati Narsinghanand over his recent remarks against the Constitution and the Supreme Court of India.

New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): Senior lawyer and former Union Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday wrote to the Aligarh District Magistrate in Uttar Pradesh seeking prevention of inflammatory speeches at another 'Dharam Sansad' event planned on January 22-23 in Aligarh.

New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): Supreme Court will hear a petition on Wednesday seeking an independent inquiry into the Dharam Sansad hate speech case for allegedly inciting violence against the minority community.

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 7 (ANI): A Pune court on Friday granted bail to religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj who was booked for making an inflammatory speech at an event.

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], December 31 (ANI): Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj, who was arrested by the Chhattisgarh police for his alleged derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi was sent to judicial custody till January 13 by a Raipur court on Friday.