New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the way the mainstream news channels holding debates that often give space for hate speeches, and it asked why the Central government was remaining a mute spectator of these hate speeches. During the course of the hearing, the Supreme Court bench asked why the Central government was remaining a "mute spectator" on the hate speech issue.
"What's the problem? Why the government of India is not taking any stand? Why is the government remaining a mute spectator?" the bench asked the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) KM Nataraj, senior law officer of the Central government. It also said and suggested that the Central Government should not take an adversarial stand on this issue but should assist the court.
