Mamata Banerjee cracks down on SM posts speaking about post-poll violence in Bengal

Just 5 days after Mamata Banerjee took oath because the third time Chief Minister of West Bengal, a crackdown on social media posts has begun. As per a report by The Print, the West Bengal Police claims to have recognized 550 “fake” posts on social media associated to post-poll violence out of which 150 posts had been blocked, 34 circumstances registered and 21 arrests made in connection to the circumstances.
Among the FIRs filed, complaints have additionally been registered in opposition to senior BJP leaders Suvendu Adhikari, Kailash Vijaywargiya and Agnimitra Paul.
What looks like a precedence for the newly elected Mamata Banerjee authorities, the Chief Minister whereas addressing the press on Monday stated, “BJP’s IT cell” has been posting “fake news” as a result of the celebration isn’t capable of settle for their defeat within the elections. “There has been no genocide. We saw only one genocide that took place in Cooch Behar’s Sitalkuchi on the polling day.”
Allegedly a request has additionally been despatched to the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to take motion in opposition to 50 posts that had been “highly inflammatory in nature”.
BJP IT Cell Head’s response
The BJP IT Cell head Amit Malviya termed the crackdown on social media customers as a “trick to divert attention using fissiparous arguments”.
In a press release to The Print, Malviya stated, “Murder of BJP workers and supporters amidst large scale retributive political violence unleashed by TMC cadres and Mamata Banerjee’s studied silence on the bloodletting in the state is a grim reality.”
“She should focus on reining in her cadres and allow the administration to act against the marauding mobs, who are looking towards her for instructions, instead of trying to divert attention using fissiparous arguments,” he added.
Cyber wing of CID, Kolkata police on a watchout
The cyber cells of the state’s CID and the Kolkata Police have been placed on the job to search out “fake and hate posts” and take applicable actions.
A senior officer knowledgeable, “The cyber wing of the state’s CID and Kolkata Police are working round the clock to maintain a vigil on such posts. The CID has also appealed to the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to take action against at least 50 posts, which are highly ‘inflammatory’ in nature.”
“We have identified around 550 fake and hate posts on several social media platforms. We wrote to several agencies, including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, requesting them to remove or block such posts. As of now, at least 150 such posts were blocked or taken down by the agencies,” added the officer.
Apart from senior BJP leaders, an FIR has additionally been registered with the Kolkata Police in opposition to actor Kangana Ranaut for her “inflammatory” publish referring to political violence in Bengal, confirmed the officer.
Claiming “only two incidents actually happened” whereas speaking in regards to the rape case, the officer stated that these incidents are usually not linked with politics. However, a probe into the matter remains to be on. 
NCW Chief denied extension of keep in West Bengal
Meanwhile, National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Rekha Sharma on Thursday introduced that she had been refused a one-day extension of her West Bengal go to which seeks to assist ladies affected by the post-election violence within the state. 
“Yesterday I extended my visit to Kolkata for a day but State Gov. didn’t want me to, so they sent this message to me as if I was here for a pleasure trip,” wrote Rekha Sharma in a Tweet. “In this 2 days trip met many women, saw so much pain in their eyes, and recorded horrible stories,” the NCW chief added, giving a believable rationalization as to why she would prolong her official go to.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister of West Bengal continues to claim that the BJP and its wings and supporting organizations are behind the alleged “fake” messages of the post-poll violence and claimed that the state witnessed no violence publish the end result day.
Ironic, as Banerjee on May 06 declared compensation to the kin of the victims who died within the assault. While declaring the compensation, Banerjee accepted that as many as eight BJP karyakartas have misplaced their lives within the brutality.