Strict action to be taken against those who post hatred messages: Karnataka CM

Bengaluru: Chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday said they are preparing legal guidelines against those posting hatred messages on social media platforms. Addressing the media at the police headquarters after the Senior Police Officers’ Annual Conference, he said that police have been asked to initiate strict action against mischief mongers involved in posting hatred messages on the social media.

The cyber crime, intelligence and the law and order police will be keeping an eye on those who post hatred messages and create nuisance on the social media and strict action will be taken against them, he said.

He further said that his government is committed to implement Auradkar’s report, which recommends 30 percent hike in the basic salary of state police personnel. He also advised the police to keep the police station people-friendly and to take strict action against drug peddlers.

He said that the law and order is under control and the incidents of communal clashes in coastal Karnataka has been brought down effectively and no major incidents have been reported. The state police is ready for the upcoming general elections with the law and order situation in the state under control, he said.