New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- Twelve petitioners have moved the Supreme Court seeking guidelines against discriminatory remarks made by public officials and constitutional functionaries, contending that such statements violate constitutional morality and undermine the values of the Constitution.

The petitioners include former Delhi LG (Lieutenant Governor) Najeeb Jung, philosophy professor and activist Roop Rekha Varma and political activist John Dayal.

The plea refers to specific remarks made by senior public officials in recent years. These include statements attributed to Assam Chief Minister (CM) Himanta Biswa Sarma who allegedly encouraged people to keep giving trouble to Muslims and misattributed words to the Supreme Court to justify such ...