Shocking that govt going after these calling for its accountability amid COVID disaster: Sitaram Yechury

CPI(M) basic secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday mentioned he was shocked that the Centre discovered time to go after these calling for its accountability throughout a time of disaster, reacting to stories that Twitter and different social media platforms eliminated content material associated to the COVID-19 pandemic following the federal government’s order.
“It is shocking that the government finds time to go after those calling for their accountability. To NOT do this at this time would be anti-India. Modi government has failed the system. They are accountable,” he tweeted, tagging a media report on Twitter eradicating some tweets associated to the pandemic.

“At a time of a national emergency like this with an ineffectual and callous government landing us in this mess, the job of everyone is to assist and help every other person. Only social solidarity can take us through,” he mentioned.
Twitter and different social media platforms have eliminated about 100 posts and URLs after the federal government requested them to take away content material that was essential of the dealing with of the present medical disaster or spreading pretend information across the pandemic. Twitter mentioned it has notified the impacted account holders of its motion taken in response to a authorized request from the Indian authorities, whereas Facebook didn’t touch upon the problem.

Reports citing Lumen database (an impartial analysis venture learning stop and desist letters regarding on-line content material) instructed that greater than 50 posts – together with these by a Member of Parliament, MLA and filmmakers – had been eliminated by Twitter on authorities request.
India is fighting a second wave of the pandemic with greater than 3,00,000 each day new coronavirus instances being reported prior to now few days, and hospitals in a number of states are reeling underneath a scarcity of medical oxygen and beds. The nation logged a document 3,49,691 new coronavirus infections in a day taking its complete tally of instances to 1,69,60,172, whereas energetic instances crossed the 26-lakh mark, based on the Union Health Ministry knowledge up to date on Sunday.

The dying toll elevated to 1,92,311 with a document 2,767 each day new fatalities, the information up to date at 8 am confirmed. Registering a gentle enhance, the energetic instances have elevated to 26,82,751, which account for 15.82 per cent of the entire infections, whereas the nationwide COVID-19 restoration price has additional dropped to 83.05 per cent.