Greta Thunberg booked by Delhi Police for ‘provocative’ tweet on farmers protest in India

Image Source : INDIA TV Delhi Police registers case towards Greta Thunberg.
The Delhi police has registered a case towards activist Greta Thunberg who had tweeted within the favour of farmers protests in India. According to Delhi Police, Thunberg had made provocative tweets in regards to the farmers’ motion in India. The police registered a separate case towards the provocative tweet.

According to preliminary info, an FIR has been registered below 120B, 153A of the IT Act. The Delhi Police is more likely to maintain a press convention shortly over the matter.

Teen local weather activist Greta Thunberg and US Vice President Kamala Harris’ niece have been amongst a number of folks from the worldwide group who got here out in assist of the farmers’ protest towards the Centre’s new agriculture legal guidelines.

Their remarks got here quickly after worldwide pop star Rihanna shared a information article highlighting the Centre’s crackdown on the farmers by slicing off Internet providers in lots of areas.

“We stand in solidarity with the #FarmersProtest in India,” Thunberg had tweeted on Tuesday, tagging a CNN information report headlined: “India cuts internet around New Delhi as protesting farmers clash with police.” She additionally shared “a toolkit for those who want to help”.

“Here’s a toolkit if you want to help,” tweeted Thunberg, which takes the consumer to a doc containing particulars on methods to assist the protest.

In the doc, varied pressing actions, together with making a Twitter storm and protesting exterior Indian embassies, have been listed which have been wanted to be taken to assist farmers’ protest.

Meena Harris, an American lawyer who’s the niece of Kamala Harris, had stated, “It’s no coincidence that the world’s oldest democracy was attacked not even a month ago, and as we speak, the most populous democracy is under assault.”

“This is related. We ALL should be outraged by India’s internet shutdowns and paramilitary violence against farmer protesters,” Meena Harris tweeted.

Earlier on Tuesday, Rihanna had tweeted, “Why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest.”

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India reacted sharply on Wednesday to feedback by the overseas celebrities and others, saying a really small part of farmers in components of the nation had some reservations in regards to the farm reforms and a correct understanding of the problem was wanted earlier than dashing to touch upon the agitation.

“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 stated in a curt assertion.

Nine-year-old local weather activist Licypriya Kangujam had requested Thunberg to assist the protest, saying farmers have been already battling the local weather disaster.

“Hi @GretaThunberg! Please extend support to the voice of millions of Indian farmers. This is the world”s biggest historic protest for their rights,” Kanjugam, who can also be known as “India”s Greta Thunberg”, tweeted.

Vanessa Nakate, a Ugandan local weather activist, has additionally come out in assist of the farmers.

“Let us talk about what is happening in India right now #FarmersProtest,” Nakate tweeted, tagging Kangujam.

In one other tweet, Kangujam had stated, “Dear friends, Our millions of poor farmers sleeping in the streets in this cold weather don’t expect anything from you. Just your one tweet of love and support /solidarity to their cause means a lots to them. Our Indian celebrities get lost.”

Thousands of farmers, principally from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been protesting at Delhi’s borders for over two months demanding repeal of the three farm legal guidelines and authorized assure of minimal assist value for his or her crops.

Farmer unions have introduced a national blockade of nationwide and state highways for 3 hours on Saturday after they would block in protest towards the Internet ban in areas close to their agitation websites, harassment allegedly meted out to them by authorities and different points.

Sites of the farmer protest at Delhi’s borders have become fortresses with police beefing up safety and placing up multi-layer barricades to cease the motion of autos. Concertina wires have additionally been put as much as hold off folks on foot.

The strengthened safety measures come after the violence through the Republic Day tractor parade by the farmers.

(With inputs from PTI)

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