New Delhi: Last year, Delhi’s law minister Kapil Mishra suffered a legal setback as his challenge to a summons by: magistrate for alleged online hate speech was tossed out..What came as a surprises however, was the strongly worded order that followed in which the judge slammed Mishra’s posts as ones tha “appear to be a brazen at tempt to promote enmity on the grounds of religion”.
Special MP/MLA court very Judge Jitendra Singh high-lighted that the use of the word “Pakistan” was skilfully woven by (Mishra) in his alleged statements to spew hatred, careleas to com munal polarisation that may ensue in the election campa ign, only to garner votes.”Singh’s no-holds-barred
approach was on full display again on Friday as he took apart the Call’s liquor policy case and discharged all 23 accused.
Satinder Duggal
