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Terming the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill 2025 arsenic anti-Constitutional, members of the territory portion of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a protestation successful Yadgir connected Wednesday.
Addressing the protestors, president of the territory portion Basavaraj Vibhutihalli said that the Bill is against the basal tenets of the Constitution.
He said that the State authorities volition usage the instrumentality to forestall Opposition parties, journalists and besides the nationalist from commenting connected its medication and also, airing nationalist grievances.
“If Opposition parties and journalists criticise the authorities connected its governance, they volition perchance beryllium punished nether the caller Bill, considering specified disapproval arsenic hatred speech,” helium said.
The different speakers said that discussions connected societal media connected immoderate authorities issues volition beryllium prevented by the caller Bill and demanded that it should beryllium revoked.
BJP leaders Rachanagouda Mudnal, Mahesh Mudnal, Devendra Nath Nad, Parashuram Tumkut, Venkatareddy Abbetumkur and others took portion successful the protest.
