The plea has cited specific instances of hate speech, including the following:
1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 21, 2024, and the Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur on April 27, 2024, have used hate speech demonising and stereotyping the Muslim community which was relayed by different mediums across the country.
2. On April 30, 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party posted an animated video on its official Instagram account which repeated the hate speech used by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 21 and the same was reposted by its members.
3. A similar video was uploaded on May 6, 2024, on X, formerly Twitter, by Shri Arvind Dharmapuri, sitting Member of Parliament belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party, Nizamabad, Telangana.
Source: Barandbench
