New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party leader-lawyer, Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, on Thursday filed a PIL in the Supreme Court seeking immediate directions to implement Law Commission Report on alleged hate and inflammatory speeches.
In 2017, Law Commission defined hate speech and suggested to add Sections 153C (provocation) & 505A (public mischief) in Indian Penal Code & Criminal Procedure Code, on the direction of Apex Court, Upadhyay claimed in his petition.
The public interest litigation is likely to come up for hearing, in one-two weeks time, as per Apex Court Registry sources and officials.