BJP leaders to meet Governor on hate speech Bill

The Opposition BJP has decided to instrumentality a delegation of its leaders to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to entreaty to him to desist from giving his consent to the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025, that was adopted successful the Winter Session of the State Legislature held precocious successful Belagavi.

Announcing this portion participating successful a protestation being staged by the enactment successful beforehand of tahsildar’s bureau successful Shikaripura of Shivamogga territory against the Bill, BJP State president B. Y. Vijayendra said the enactment delegation would beryllium taken retired to the Raj Bhavan adjacent week.

The BJP staged protests against the Bill successful antithetic parts of the State connected Tuesday and petitioned the territory and taluk magistrates against the Bill. In Bengaluru, specified petitions were besides submitted to the Governor and the Chief Minister done the Deputy Commissioner.

The protesters termed the Bill arsenic anti-democratic and being opposed to the provisions of state of speech.