Karnataka Governor Thawarchand – The Karnataka BJP on Monday submitted a memorandum to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, urging him to withhold assent to the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill 2025, which the opposition party termed an attempt to “disturbing the federal balance and stifle dissent. Arguing that the Bill, passed in the winter session of the legislature, fails to conform” to binding judicial precedents and international constitutional standards, the petition asked the Governor to A request was made to “reject the bill”. Reserve the Bill in its present form and shape for the consideration of the President of India.

A decision is yet to be taken on this bill. Speaking to reporters, opposition leader R Ashok said that if the law is implemented, the police can book anyone based on the government’s instructions.

“This is a bill that takes away freedom of speech,” he said. or the State Government” in the clash that broke out in Ballari on January 1, in which a Congress worker was shot dead. Highlighting the allegations against local MLA Nara Bharat Reddy in connection with the violence, the BJP accused the Congress government of being “preoccupied with shielding the culprits, making a fair and impartial investigation impossible”.

Story continues below this advertisement Citing a fact-finding report of the BJP on the evictions in Kogilu, the party alleged that the demolitions Some of the houses occupied belonged to suspected “illegal Bangladeshi immigrants”. The memorandum requested the Governor to direct the government to “avoid encouraging such illegal encroachment by providing alternative accommodation to encroachers, at the cost of lakhs of pending applications for housing”.