Belagavi: A day after the Hate Speech Bill was passed by Karnataka Legislative Assembly, the Bill was also passed by Karnataka Legislative Council yesterday amid strong protest from Opposition parties BJP and JD(S), terming it as “draconian”, “direct attack on free speech” and “dangerous tool for political vendetta.” The Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes…
This Hate Speech Bill is the Wrong Pill
December 20, 2025Across States and at the Centre, lawmaking has been reduced to brute arithmetic: If you have the numbers, you ram the Bill through. Debate is optional. Deliberation is dispensable. Karnataka’s Hate Speech Bill fits neatly into this disturbing pattern. The Bill was passed amid BJP protests demanding a detailed discussion. But this is not a…







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