Hyderabad/IBNS, Dec. 21 -- The Congress-ruled Telangana government has announced plans to introduce state legislation against hate speech, following Karnataka's recent passage of a similar law that seeks to penalise inflammatory public rhetoric, officials and media reports said.

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy told a government-organised Christmas event in Hyderabad that a hate speech bill will be tabled in the upcoming Budget session of the Assembly to address derogatory remarks targeting religions and communities while upholding communal harmony across the state.

Revanth Reddy, citing the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025, said Telangana would study and tailor a similar law to its own social context, reinfo...