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Delhi Police recordsdata FIR towards Greta Thunberg over tweet on farmers’ protest

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New Delhi: Delhi Police filed an  FIR towards  Teenage local weather activist Greta Thunberg over tweet on farmers’ protest.
On Tuesday, Greta Thunberg wrote “We stand in solidarity with the #FarmersProtest in India” and shared a CNN article on the continued farmers’ protest in India and the way web has been suspended across the Delhi borders. Her tweet adopted that of Rihanna who introduced world consideration to the problem.

We stand in solidarity with the #FarmersProtest in India.https://t.co/tqvR0oHgo0
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) February 2, 2021

In the following Tweet, Greta Thunberg wrote, “Here’s a toolkit by folks on the bottom in India if you wish to assist.

She deleted her earlier Tweet and shared an up to date toolkit.

Here’s an up to date toolkit by folks on the bottom in India if you wish to assist. (They eliminated their earlier doc because it was outdated.)#StandWithFarmers #FarmersProtesthttps://t.co/ZGEcMwHUNL
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) February 3, 2021

According to stories, Delhi Police has charged an FIR towards Greta Thunberg with Section 153A (selling enmity between totally different teams on grounds of faith, race) and Section 120B (legal conspiracy).

Here is what MEA stated:
On Wednesday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated no overseas authorities has given help to the agitation of Indian farmers towards three farm legal guidelines.
Noting the latest feedback by overseas people and entities on the farmers’ protests, India on Wednesday emphasised that the protests have to be seen within the context of its democratic ethos and polity and earlier than dashing to remark, one should confirm details and perceive the problems at hand.“Before rushing to comment on such matters, we would urge that the facts be ascertained, and a proper understanding of the issues at hand be undertaken. The temptation of sensationalist social media hashtags and comments, especially when resorted to by celebrities and others, is neither accurate nor responsible,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated in a press release. “We would like to emphasise that these protests must be seen in the context of India’s democratic ethos and polity, and the efforts of the Government and the concerned farmer groups to resolve the impasse,” MEA added.
This assertion comes after unwarranted and uninformed feedback had been made by a couple of overseas people and entities amid the farmers’ protest in India.