Supreme Court notice to Yeti Narasimhanand for derogatory remarks
New Delhi (IANS). The Supreme Court on Friday sought response of Hindutva leader Yeti Narasimhanand on a contempt petition filed for allegedly making derogatory and baseless remarks on the apex court.
Justice A.S. Bopanna and M.M. Sundresh issued notice on a contempt petition filed by activist Shachi Nellie over Narasimhanand’s controversial statement. Narasimhanand had said that “those who believe in this system, these politicians, the Supreme Court and the army, will all die a dog’s death.”
In January 2022, the then Attorney General (AG) K.K. Venugopal had given consent to activist Nellie to initiate contempt proceedings against Narasimhanand over his comments against the Supreme Court and the Constitution.
In his consent letter, AG Venugopal had stated that the statement made by Narasimhanand was a “direct attempt to undermine the authority of the Supreme Court” and would “definitely amount to contempt of the Supreme Court of India”.
In an interview given last year, Narasimhanand had reportedly said, “We have no faith in the Supreme Court of India and the Constitution. The Constitution will eat up the 100 crore Hindus of this country. Those who believe in this Constitution will be killed.” All those who believe in this system, in these politicians, in the Supreme Court and in the army will die a dog’s death.”
Activist Shachi Nellie sought the Attorney General’s consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Narasimhanand and said, “This is perhaps the most brutal assault on the Supreme Court in history. Letting these comments go without action undermines the authority of the apex court.” Mitigation efforts have to be allowed to succeed, if not completely, then to a large extent.”
Earlier, Yati Narasimhanand was in headlines across the country for his open call for “genocide of Indian Muslims” in Haridwar.
