Overview
- A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant said polls increasingly get contested in court as it took note of urgent mentions seeking a hearing on hate-speech petitions against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
- CPI(M) and Annie Raja have asked the Supreme Court to direct registration of an FIR and an SIT probe, challenging Sarma’s January 27 remarks and a February 7 video later deleted from the BJP Assam X handle.
- The Assam Congress filed a police complaint alleging the BJP unit shared an AI-generated clip showing the chief minister firing at figures identified as members of a minority community and using inflammatory phrases.
- A group of 12 citizens moved the court under Article 32 seeking guidelines to regulate speeches by constitutional functionaries, citing derogatory and exclusionary statements including references to “Miya” Muslims and voter-roll removals.
- With Assam’s 2026 assembly polls drawing closer, Congress named D K Shivakumar and Bhupesh Baghel as senior observers, parties in Tamil Nadu pushed alliance talks, and Telangana held high-profile municipal elections.