<h1>Proposed anti-hate speech law aims to criminalise hateful statements; critics warn it may be used to target political rivals.</h1> Proposed anti-hate speech law in Telangana aims to criminalise or regulate speech deemed hateful, modelled on a neighbouring state's draft, and is expected to create new bases for investigation and prosecution; critics allege selective enforcement targeting specific political actors and that the measure is intended to suppress political competition.