Hyderabad: Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao on Sunday said the BJP would strongly oppose any move by the Congress-led state government to introduce a hate speech bill on the lines of Karnataka.
Ramchander Rao accused Congress leaders of indulging in what he described as hate-driven politics. He questioned whether remarks made by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Hindu gods and his statement that “Congress is Muslims and Muslims is Congress” during the Jubilee Hills by-election did not amount to hate speech.
He alleged that the Telangana government intends to bring such a bill only to target the BJP and harass its workers. Ramchander Rao said the Congress government was misusing the concept of hate speech for political vendetta rather than maintaining social harmony.
Hate speech bill aimed at targeting BJP, says Ramchander Rao
The BJP leader said his party would resist any attempt by the Telangana Congress government to enact such legislation. He termed the proposed move undemocratic and condemned it in strong terms.
Ramchander Rao also commented on BRS president and former chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s recent political activity. He said KCR’s re-entry into active politics would not have any impact and compared it to a one-time password.
He alleged that the BRS had lost credibility among the people, claiming that the public had witnessed what he described as deep-rooted corruption during the party’s tenure in power.