Synopsis: The Bill defined ‘Hate Crime’ as “means communication of hate speech, by making, publishing or circulating or any act of promoting, propagating, inciting or abetting or attempting, such hate speech, to cause disharmony or feelings of enmity or hatred or ill-will against any person dead or alive or group of persons or organisation.”

Despite strong opposition from the BJP, the Karnataka government tabled the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2025, in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, 10 December.

Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister HK Patil presented the Bill during the Assembly’s winter session in Belagavi, even as BJP members vociferously demanded a discussion before presenting the Bill.

The uproar that ensued prompted Speaker UT Kha

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