Delhi High Court dismisses plea seeking FIR against PM Modi for alleged 'hate speeches'
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea seeking immediate action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other candidates for purportedly delivering "communally divisive speeches" during the Lok Sabha polls, citing the plea as "misconceived."
Justice Sachin Datta dismissed the plea, stating it lacked merit. “This court finds no merit in the petition. The petition is accordingly dismissed,” the court said.The petition had urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take immediate action, including filing FIRs against candidates delivering hate speeches in violation of the Model Code of Conduct.
The petition referenced speeches by PM Modi in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, tweets by BJP Chief JP Nadda, and a speech by Union Minister Anurag Thakur in Himachal Pradesh. It criticized the ECI for purportedly failing to act on numerous complaints.
The plea argued that the ECI's inaction constituted a violation of constitutional duties and hindered free and fair elections.
“This inaction on the part of the Respondent is manifestly arbitrary, malafide, impermissible and constitutes a violation of its constitutional duty. It amounts to rendering the MCC futile, the very purpose of which is to ensure that communal harmony and the spirit of brotherhood is not given a go-by by candidates to secure victory in the elections,” the plea stated.
It added that the “omissions and commissions” by ECI are not only in complete and direct violation of Articles 14, 21 and 324 of the Constitution of India but are also “impeding free, fair and unbiased General Elections.”
“It is submitted that a bare perusal of the aforementioned speeches, that are readily available and are being widely circulated on social media platforms, sufficiently establishes their communally inciteful nature. The Respondent, despite being solely responsible for the conduct of free and fair elections, has miserably failed in its constitutional duty of preventing hate speeches thereby leaving the sanctity and integrity of the entire election process in a lurch,” the plea stated.
Despite complaints, no action had been taken against PM Modi and others from the BJP, the petition claimed.
“The Respondent's failure to take expeditious action is violative of the Representation of People Act, 1951, The Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 as well as the Constitution of India,” the plea states.
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ED raids in case against former Punjab Police DIG Bhullar, linked entities
Chandigarh (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted searches at multiple locations in Punjab as part of a money laundering probe against former state police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar and entities linked to him, officials said.
They said about 11 premises in Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Patiala, Nabha and Jalandhar linked to the accused, his associates and suspected benamidars (the owner in whose name a benami property is held) are being covered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe stems from a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case registered against Bhullar on allegations that he sought illegal gratification through a middleman for settlement of a criminal case, along with detection of assets disproportionate to known sources of income.
The searches aim to trace further proceeds of the alleged crime, identify benami assets and gather evidence related to money laundering, ED officials said.
Bhullar, who was serving as the deputy inspector general (DIG) of police (Ropar Range), was arrested by the CBI in October 2025 after a scrap dealer alleged that bribe was demanded from him through an intermediary to settle a case.
