Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Saturday announced that the state government will introduce a bill aimed at curbing hate speech.
The move comes days after another Congress-ruled state, Karnataka, passed the country’s first anti-hate speech legislation.
“We will soon bring legislation in the Assembly on hate speech,” Reddy said while addressing Christmas celebrations organised by the Telangana government in Hyderabad, according to PTI.
Earlier this week, the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government introduced the Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, which was approved by the cabinet on December 4 and passed by the state Assembly on December 18. The legislation provides for penalties including a fine of up to ₹1 lakh and imprisonment of up to seven years.
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