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ThePrintPod: 'Where does the law stand on Himanta Biswa Sarma’s video of ‘shooting’ Muslims?'
Episode 9208
Published 3 weeks, 3 days ago
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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's Hindu-Muslim polarisation is clearly done to maximise the odds of winning. But an important legal question is: does it expose him to legal liability? The Supreme Court has refused to hear the case against the Assam Chief Minister. But the top court has also said that the petitioners should go to the High Court, keeping the possibility of a legal intervention open. Watch this week's column for ThePrint by Ashutosh Varshney