The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea seeking directions to social media platform X and the BJP Assam Pradesh unit to take down a video that allegedly “openly targets, vilifies and demonizes Muslims.”

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice on the application and posted the matter for further hearing on October 28 .

The application, filed through advocate Lzafeer Ahmad, claimed that the BJP’s Assam unit circulated the video on its official X handle on September 15, 2025 , presenting what it described as a “grossly false narrative” about the state’s future if the ruling party loses power.

According to the plea, the video depicts visibly Muslim individuals — shown wearing skull caps and burqas — “taking over” tea estates, Guwahati airport, and Guwa

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