1. India’s Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Delhi High Court that the issue of hate speeches inciting violence in Northeast districts of Delhi is not ‘urgent enough’.
   
2. When asked the issue of urgency, Mehta claimed ignorance and said that he had not seen any of the videos that are being circulated on social media.
   
3. Justice Muralidhar then ordered the court to play the video of BJP leader Kapil Mishra’s speech for everyone present.
   
4. “We can’t let another 1984 scenario happen in this city, not under the watch of this court,” said Muralidhar.
5. The bench has asked the Delhi Police to take a conscious decision on registration of FIRs for hate speech by tomorrow.

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