Directions: In the following passage, some sentences have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

It was a religious conclave held in Haridwar late last year that ___(1)___ that is being heard now. Even then, the Court had called for corrective measures, ___(2)___ by local authorities in Roorkee in Uttarakhand. While the intervention may have ___(3)___, it cannot be said that such transgressions have ended. There has been a disconcerting pattern of Hindu festivals becoming an occasion for the conduct of religious processions that ___(4)___. In the name of dealing with the resulting clashes or disturbances, officials have ___(5)___, without following any process of law. Such developments have given rise to new curbs on minorities, such as ___(6)___, and new allegations of purported plots to infiltrate Hindu events. Some television channels have been adding to the bigotry through their manner of functioning. Administrative bias on the one hand and the spread of social prejudice on the other ___(7)___. Towards that end, the Court must do everything possible to nudge authorities to ___(8)___.