The new bill could see hate speech punished in Karnataka by fines or jail sentences of up to seven years. The opposition has criticized it for restricting freedom of speech.

Amid strong opposition, the Karnataka Assembly passed the Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, the first such law in the country.

Karnataka Assembly, on Thursday passed the much-contested Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, India's first such law.

The Karnataka Assembly’s recent passage of the hate speech bill, making hate speech a non-bailable offence with a seve

Leader of Opposition and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader R. Ashoka, strongly objecting to the manner in which the Bill was taken up, tore a copy of it on the floor of the House.

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed the Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Prevention Bill, 2025, to curb acts that promote enmity, hatred, and disharmony among individuals and communities. Karnataka Assembly Passes Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Prevention Bill, 2025 With Amendment Amid Opposition Uproar.

Condemning the passage of the controversial Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2025, on Thursday amid chaos and without debate by Opposition members in the state Assembly, Leader of Opposition and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader R. Ashoka demanded that the matter be handed over to the state Legislative Committee. 🗳️ Karnataka Hate Speech Bill 2025: BJP Demands Referral to Legislative Committee, Walks Out of Assembly.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Defining hate speech, Parameshwara said it refers to "the communication of hate speech by making, publishing, or circulating, or any act of promoting, propagating, inciting, abetting, or attempting such hate speech to cause disharmony or feelings of enmity, hatred, or ill-will against any person (dead or alive) or a group of persons or an organisation." India News | Karnataka Assembly Passes Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Prevention Bill, 2025 with Amendment.

Karnataka Assembly passes hate speech bill amid BJP protest over remarks on MLAs from coastal Karnataka.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Following Bharatiya Janata Party's opposition to the Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Prevention Bill, 2025, Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday slammed the BJP and said that they would not allow Karnataka to be their laboratory of hate. India News | Will Not Allow Karnataka to Be Their Laboratory of Hate: Priyank Kharge Slams BJP for Opposing Hate Speech Bill.