That was the fortnight that was: Looking at the headlines from May 1-May 14

Scroll’s occasional diarist curates the headlines in the first fortnight of May.

May 1

‘No offence made out’: Supreme Court clears Delhi Deputy CM Parvesh Verma and BJP’s Anurag Thakur in 2020 hate speech case – The Indian Express

Agreeing with the conclusion that “no cognizable offence is made out” against former Union Minister Anurag Thakur and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma, the Supreme Court has cleared the two BJP leaders in a complaint that they delivered alleged hate speeches targeting those protesting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Delhi in January 2020.

May 2

ED empowered under Modi govt. to fight ‘cancer’ of financial crimes, not target anyone: MoS Finance – The Hindu

Union Minister of State (MoS) for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary on Friday (May 1, 2206) said that under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been vested with the powers necessary to effectively combat financial crimes and terror funding, not to target anyone.

May 3

NIA seeks documents from Mumbai Press Club after gathering attended by Bhima Koregaon accused – Scroll

The National Investigation Agency on Friday sought documents from the Mumbai Press Club related to a social gathering that was attended by some of the persons accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon case who are out on bail, the Mumbai Press Club said in a statement emailed to members.

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