Civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad says, leaders who give hate speeches, are a challenge for the democracy and should not be fielded by parties.

Addressing the XIth national convention of People's Union for Civil Liberties at Jaipur, she said those who deliver hate speeches are the main challenge before the electoral democracy in the country.

She said arrest of two girls for the Facebook comments in Maharashtra was made a big issue but none paid attention to the killing of Dalit people in Gujarat's Surendra Nagar in police firing one-and-a-half months back.

She also said there is an immense need to focus on the issues of human rights.