Plea in Supreme Court claims Kapil Mishra incited Delhi violence

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea filed by Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and former Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah and others seeking registration of FIRs in connection with the spurt in violence in Delhi over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

The plea also cited BJP leader Kapil Mishra's tweet and held him responsible for inciting and orchestrating the violence.

This application was mentioned for urgent hearing before a bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph. The bench agreed to hear the matter on Wednesday. The plea was filed by advocate Mehmood Pracha on behalf of Habibullah and Azad. "On the night of February 23, a member of the party in power at the Centre, Kapil Mishra, who is known for making speeches to instigate crowds into violence and vandalism, carried out a pro-CAA rally next to the Maujpur-Babarpur Metro Station, which is 2 km away from the peaceful protest that was going on at Jaffrabad", said the plea, blaming Mishra for the violence citing media reports. (IANS)

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