Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 23 -- BJP activists, led by city BJP President and former MLA L. Nagendra, staged a protest near the Mini Vidhana Soudha in Nazarbad this morning, opposing the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Bill-2025 and demanding its immediate withdrawal.

Addressing protesters, Nagendra said the Bill, passed in the Assembly, was aimed at depriving citizens of their fundamental rights. He alleged that the Bill violated the Constitution by curtailing the fundamental right to freedom of expression.

"According to the Constitution, freedom of expression is a fundamental right of every citizen. Through this Bill, the State Government is attempting to deny that right. It is intended to suppress voices that speak against the Governm...