Hate speech is rampant in Nepal, causing conflicts and crimes in an ignorant society

Last month, the KP Sharma Oli government issued an ordinance to amend the Citizenship Act. This sparked yet another controversy amid the ongoing political chaos in the country. Some parties and people were seen praising this long-pending decision claiming it was brought to ensure the implementation of the constitution while there were many pouring their disagreement strongly.

Consequently, the social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter were loaded with comments and posts related to the issue. A man, for example, commented, accusing the president and the prime minister of losing all moral virtues to issue the ordinance to give Nepali citizenship to the people of Bihar in India. The commentator also called for their expelling from the country. There were many such comments on that particular post .