Former Deputy Chief Minister K.S. Eshwarappa has urged the Governor not to give assent to the Bill on hate speech, passed by both the Houses of the State legislature.

Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, urged Karnataka Governor to withhold assent to a bill aimed at curbing hate speech and hate crime

Across 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...