The Government of Karnataka proposed to introduce Karnataka Rohith Vemul (prevention of exclusion or injustice) (the right to education and dignity), 2025, at the monsoon meeting of the legislature. | Photo Credit: File Photos
The Karnataka Government Has Proposed to Introduce The Karnataka Rohith (Right to Education and Digity), 2025, in the Monsoon session of the legislature to safeguard the right to Education and Digity of the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduledy Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OVC), and Minorities.
The bill, whose bill was discussed at a meeting of the State Cabinet at the beginning of this week, aims to provide equal access and right to education SC, ST, Obc and minorities at all universities within the university education department.
For any violation of the law, the person is responsible for the institution’s matters for one year and a fine of 10,000 GBP. It is important that the state government would not provide institutions any financial assistance or granting institutions violating the provisions of this Act. Any crime committed under the proposed law would be recognizable and incapable.
Nudge from Rahul
Recently, after a letter to the opposition leader at Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, the main Minister Siddaramaiah assured him that his government would enact the law to eliminate discrimination based on caste and identity in educational institutions.
The court would also grant the relevant compensation due to the victim of discrimination, which, in addition to the fine, would reach a maximum of 1 lakh 1 lakh.
A person would be punished for a repeated offense for three years and a fine of 1 lakh.
On hateful speeches
The draft law on hateful manifestations of the hate of Karnataka (prevention and control), 2025, also discussed in the cabinet, assumes effective prevention and control of the crimes of hatred and crimes of hate, their negative impacts on individuals, groups and society.
A person who commits hate crime would be punished for three years by imprisonment and a fine of 5,000 GBP or both according to the bill. The hate offense would be imperceptible and unauthorized and would be a triable of the municipality of the first class, the bill states.
False Messages (Prohibition) Bill
Karnataka misinformation and false reports (prohibition), 2025, suggests limiting misinformation. According to the law, social media users would find guilty of broadcasting fake messages up to seven years of imprisonment and a maximum fine of 10 lakhs.
The proposal, which has since become Congress two years ago, was placed before the cabinet at the beginning of this week.
The bill defines misinformation as “consciously or recklessly to create false or inaccurate statements of reality, whether completely or partially, in a context in which it seems to exclude opinions, religious or philosophical preaching, satire, comedy or parody or any other form of artistic expression.
Six -member false reports on the regulatory body on the social media, led by the Minister of Cannada and culture, will be established, the proposal said.
Special courts
Special courts would be set up for faster attempts at crimes that will be recognizable and incapable. The law stipulates the appointment of at least one special prosecutor for each special court and one in each bench of the High Court.
The proposed law seeks to ban abuse and obscene content, including anti-feminism. He also wants to ban the publication of the content “in the amount of disrespect for sanatane symbols and beliefs” on social media.
Published – June 21, 2025 9:14
