Bengaluru, Dec. 22 -- Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara, reacting to the BJP's opposition to the Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Prevention Bill, 2025, alleged that the BJP is politicising the issue and asserted that the bill does not intend to target any specific individual.

"We have not brought this Bill targeting anyone in particular. This will apply to whoever indulges in hate speech. It has not been introduced with any specific individual in mind. The law must be respected. The Supreme Court has ordered that hate speech should be curbed. Many incidents have occurred, including murders. All this must be stopped. This bill has not been brought keeping the BJP in mind," said Parameshwara.

"The BJP is trying to do politics over this; ...