New Delhi: The Supreme Court has issued notices to social media platform X, the Assam government and the Centre over a controversial video that allegedly promotes hate speech ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.

Advocate Nizam Pasha filed the petition raising concerns about a video that is being circulated online. According to the petitioner, the video portrays that if a particular political party does not come to power, a specific community will take over governance. Pasha told the court that the video shows men with beards, implying communal targeting. ADVERTISEMENT

The application stated that the video, posted by BJP’s Assam unit on X on September 15, allegedly shows a “grossly false narrative” suggesting that Assam would be taken over by Muslims if the BJP does not remain in po

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