Attorney General grants consent for contempt proceedings against Narsinghanand for comments against SC

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The Attorney General for India KK Venugopal has given consent to start contempt proceedings against Yati Narsinghanand over his ‘derogatory remarks' against the Constitution and the Supreme Court of India.

As per a report in Live Law, the consent has been granted in response to a letter by an activist Shachi Nelli who sought contempt proceedings against Narsinghanand for his statements in an interview that went viral on Twitter.

The AG said that the statements made by Narsinghanand certainly amount to contempt of the Supreme Court of India. While giving his consent, he stated that the statement made by Narsinghanand, that "Those who believe in this system, in these politicians, in the Supreme Court, and in the Army will all die the death of a dog" is a direct attempt to lower the authority of the SC in the minds of the general public.

The AG has therefore granted consent to initiate proceedings for criminal contempt of the Supreme Court of India in terms of Section 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 read with Rule 3(a) of the Rules to Regulate Proceedings for Contempt of the Supreme Court of India, 1975. Narsinghanand is at present under custody after his arrest by the Uttarakhand police over his anti-Muslim hate speeches at the Haridwar Dharam Sansad.