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'Point-Blank' Video Row: Supreme Court to Hear CPI(M) Petition on Assam CM’s Controversial Gun Video
Petitioners seek FIRs, a Special Investigation Team, and legal remedies against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma for alleged hate speeches and a video targeting Bengali-origin Muslims.
- On Tuesday the Supreme Court agreed to hear a petition by Left party leaders against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma over a video showing him pointing a rifle at people appearing to be Muslims.
- The petitioners say sustained hate speeches prompted action as they recorded statements from 2021 through February 2026 calling for exclusion of Bengali-origin Muslims and violating the chief minister's oath, alleging offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Representation of the People Act, 1951.
- The Assam BJP posted the now-deleted video on Saturday, combining footage of the CM with AI-generated images of Muslims and slogans like 'Foreigner free Assam' and 'No mercy'.
- Despite multiple complaints, officials say no FIRs have been registered despite Congress MLAs Sibamoni Bora and Diganta Barman filing at Dispur Police Station and Asaduddin Owaisi filing with Telangana Police.
- Surya Kant warned `The problem is, as soon as elections come, part of the election is fought in the Supreme Court,` as petitions highlighted 'Miya' and 'flood jihad' remarks targeting Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam.
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‘Part of election is fought in Supreme Court’: CJI Surya Kant on plea against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s ‘shooting’ video
CPI(M) and CPI leader Annie Raja filed a plea in the Supreme Court, citing a video allegedly posted on the official handle of the BJP's Assam unit on X.
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