India, Feb. 18 -- Political leaders must foster fraternity in the country, the Supreme Court observed on Tuesday, while asking 12 petitioners, including academician Roop Rekha Verma, to file a fresh plea seeking the guidelines on political speeches.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices BV Nagarathna and Joymalya Bagchi, however, declined to entertain a PIL seeking guidelines for politicians and the media when reporting or amplifying speeches by leaders that allegedly affect the fraternity and constitutional values.

The petition, argued by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, was moved in the backdrop of alleged hate speeches by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

On Monday, a CJI-led bench refused to entertain petitio...