The Supreme Court last week dismissed a plea seeking review of its earlier order clearing former Union minister Anurag Thakur and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Parvesh Verma in a complaint alleging that they delivered hate speeches targeting those protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Delhi in 2020.
Dealing with a plea by CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat and her party colleague K M Tiwari, the Supreme Court upheld the findings of the Delhi High Court, which said the remarks of the BJP leaders did not incite communal violence or public disorder. Karat had filed the review petition against the April 29 order.
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