The feedback had been made when the apex courtroom was listening to a batch of circumstances over inaction by states in performing towards situations of hate speech. The courtroom said that delay in registering such circumstances could be thought of as contempt of courtroom.

Last month, a bench of Justices K M Joseph and B V Nagarathna had stated that hate speech “is happening because the State is impotent, State is powerless, State doesn’t act in time”, and can cease “the moment politics and religion are segregated”.

The Supreme Court’s feedback right now come amid rising incidents of hate speeches and acts of violence, fuelling concern and elevating fears, particularly amongst minorities. The bench had, final month, flagged the shortcoming of the State to behave when it’s wanted most and has stated it should cease if politics and faith are segregated.