Delhi BJP leader Kapil Mishra. | File image

Key Highlights BJP leader Kapil Mishra had on February 23 made an incendiary speech, following which North East Delhi witnessed sporadic communal violence As per sources, Mishra complained that he got life threats over the past week in wake of the violence and based on his request, the Delhi Police has provided the security cover

New Delhi: He is a history-sheeter in giving inciteful comments. He had frequent run-ins with the Delhi Chief Minister in Aam Aadmi Party’s full-fledged term in the national capital, which led to his ouster from the party. He fought the 2020 Delhi Assembly election by giving inflammatory remarks around the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests in Shaheen Bagh.

While there is clear evidence of his scandalous statements just a day before the dastardly communal clashes broke out in Delhi last week where around 50 people were killed, no action has been taken against him so far.

Yet, the controversial BJP leader has been accorded Y-grade security cover, at a time when the national capital is crawling back to normalcy and thousands of families gather the remnants of their maladies.

As per sources, Mishra complained that he got life threats over the past week in wake of the violence and based on his request, the Delhi Police has provided the security cover.

As per sources, under the Y-grade security cover, Mishra will get six personal security officers from the Delhi Police. The upgrade comes after Mishra cited ‘life threat’.

The police have, however, denied the claims that Mishra was provided the security cover as reported.

“No security has been provided to BJP leader Kapil Mishra,” Joint Commissioner of Police Alok Kumar said.

'Threat to life'

The controversial leader had taken to social media platform Twitter and alleged that he was receiving threats via WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook, from Indian and foreign accounts.

“I am constantly being threatened with murder on the phone, on WhatsApp, on email. Hundreds of threats are being given continuously from the country and abroad. I don’t fear this hate campaign against me,” he had said on Twitter on March 1.

लगातार फोन पर, व्हाट्सप्प पर, ईमेल पर मुझे हत्या की धमकियां दी जा रही हैं



देश से और विदेशों से सैकड़ो धमकियाँ लगातार दी जा रही हैं



I don't fear this hate campaign against me.

pic.twitter.com/HOoicynLe5 — Kapil Mishra (@KapilMishra_IND) March 1, 2020

Mishra had on February 23 made an incendiary speech, following which North East Delhi witnessed sporadic communal violence.

Supreme Courts 'hears'

The Supreme Court of India on Monday said it will on Wednesday (March 4) hear a plea that sought immediate FIRs against BJP leader Kapil Mishra, Union Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur and other leaders for their recent “hate speech”, which allegedly triggered the communal violence in Delhi. The plea was filed by Delhi violence survivors.

The apex court bench, comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde, listed the matter for hearing after senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, who is appearing on behalf of the survivors told the SC that the Delhi High Court had last week adjourned the matter for six weeks even as “people are dying every day”, news agency ANI reported.