All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) floor leader and Chandrayangutta MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi and Goshamahal constituency MLA and suspended BJP leader Raja Singh are among the Telangana MLAs with declared cases related to hate speech.
The latest report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) analyzed the sitting MPs and MLAs with declared cases related to hate speech.
According to the report, six MLAs and one MP from Telangana have declared cases related to hate speech. The report is based on the cases declared by the candidates during the previous elections.
Apart from Akbaruddin Owaisi and Raja Singh, four other sitting MLAs in Telangana have declared cases related to hate speech. Out of the other four sitting MLAs in Telangana, three belong to the Indian National Congress (INC), whereas one belongs to the BRS party.
Asaduddin Owaisi among MPs with hate speech cases
AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi also found a place in the report as he has declared cases related to hate speech in the previous election.
According to his declaration made during the 2019 Lok Sabha election, he faces five cases. In these cases, charges are framed under four serious and 16 other IPC sections.
Akbaruddin Owaisi, Raja Singh, other four Telangana MLAs with hate speech cases
Following is the list of sitting MLAs in Telangana with declared cases related to hate speech
| Name | Party | Constituency |
| Akbaruddin Owaisi | AIMIM | Chandrayangutta |
| Raja Singh | BJP | Goshamahal |
| Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao | BRS | Gajwel |
| Athram Sakku | INC | Asifabad |
| Turupu Jayaprakash Reddy | INC | Sangareddy |
| Gandra Venkata Ramana Reddy | INC | Bhupalpalle |
State-wise number of MPs and MLAs with hate speech cases
Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of public representatives with declared cases related to hate speech. The state has 16 MPs/MLAs with hate speech cases.
In the list, Bihar is in the second position with 12 MPs/MLAs with hate speech cases.
Telangana and Tamil Nadu share the third spot, as each state has nine MPs/MLAs with declared cases related to hate speech.
| State | Number of MLAs and MPs with hate speech cases |
| Uttar Pradesh | 16 |
| Bihar | 12 |
| Tamil Nadu | 9 |
| Telangana | 9 |
| Maharashtra | 8 |
| Assam | 7 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 6 |
| Gujarat | 6 |
| West Bengal | 6 |
| Karnataka | 5 |
| Delhi | 4 |
| Jharkhand | 4 |
| Punjab | 3 |
| Uttarakhad | 3 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2 |
| Odisha | 2 |
| Rajasthan | 2 |
| Tripura | 2 |
| Kerala | 1 |
Party-wise number of MPs and MLAs with hate speech cases
BJP tops the list of parties in terms of the number of MPs and MLAs with declared cases related to hate speech.
The party has 42 public representatives with hate speech cases.
INC is not far behind, with 15 such MPs/MLAs; the party occupies the second spot on the list.
| Party | Number of MLAs and MPs with hate speech cases |
| BJP | 42 |
| INC | 15 |
| AAP | 7 |
| DMK | 5 |
| SP | 5 |
| YSRCP | 5 |
| RJD | 4 |
| AITC | 3 |
| AIUDF | 3 |
| Independent | 3 |
| SHS | 3 |
| AIMIM | 2 |
| CPI(M) | 1 |
| MDMK | 1 |
| NCP | 1 |
| Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1 |
| Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) | 1 |
| Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party | 1 |
| TDP | 1 |
| Tipra Motha Party | 1 |
| BRS | 1 |
| Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | 1 |
This data is crucial as elections for both the Telangana Assembly and Lok Sabha are scheduled to be held in a few months.
