HUBBALLI: The Karnataka government will soon form a task force to control hate speech in accordance with instructions from the Supreme Court, CM Basavaraj Bommai said on Thursday. Bommai said hate speech is on the rise all over India, especially on social media platforms.
On Tuesday, the SC turned the heat on Uttarakhand and Himachal to take “corrective measures” against communal hate at “dharma sansad” events and asked them to take steps to stop hate crimes by taking preventive measures.
The Supreme Court has directed all state governments to form special task forces to prevent hate crimes and “procure intelligence reports about the people who are likely to commit such crimes or who are involved in spreading hate speeches, provocative statements, and fake news”.
The court had held that it was the “duty of the central government as well as the state governments to take steps to curb and stop the dissemination of irresponsible and explosive messages, videos, and other material on social media platforms which have a tendency to incite mob violence and lynching of any kind.” Any failure on the part of the authorities would be viewed as an “act of deliberate negligence and/or misconduct”, the apex court said.
Bommai did not set any deadline for setting up the special task force.
