Farmers' Protest

According to the government sources, the initial investigation has revealed that the toolkit document shared by climate activist Greta Thunberg was prepared by a pro-Khalistani group, ‘Sikh For Justice'. The sources alleged that the Canada-based Sikh outfit prepared the Anti-India campaign toolkit to make it relevant even if the laws were repealed. Reportedly, the PowerPoint presentation toolkit has also architected plans to malign India’s… read-more

The External Affairs Ministry on February 3 condemned several foreign entities, including popstar Rihanna and environmental activist Greta Thunberg, for extending support to the ongoing farmers' protest. In its statement, the ministry said that "vested interest groups" are "trying to enforce their agenda on these protests". Terming the comments made by the celebrities and others "unfortunate", the ministry urged that people must try to … read-more

Citing delay in FIR, a Delhi court granted bail to journalist Mandeep Punia on a bond of Rs 25,000 on February 2. The magistrate said that Mandeep was arrested for allegedly pushing constable Rajkumar at the protest site. Besides observing an anomaly with filing FIR, the court granted bail since the complainant, victims, and witnesses were all policemen. The court affirmed, ‘bail is a rule and jail is an exception’.

The Delhi High Court on February 2 directed the police to investigate the Republic Day violence at the earliest and has rejected the petition seeking the release of detained protestors. Claiming the petition as "Publicity Interest Litigation", Judges pronounced, “the arrested persons cannot be released without entering into the merits of FIRs". Besides, the bench has directed to produce the detainees before the Magistrate within 24 hours.

To maintain the status quo in the country, nearly 250 Twitter accounts, including magazine Caravan's, were blocked on February 1 for spreading fake posts and instigating farmers' protest. Reportedly, the Home Ministry has sent orders to block the accounts that had used the #ModiPlanningFarmerGenocide while tweeting. Reportedly, a message "Your account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand" would be displayed on the blocked… read-more