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Kharge calls President’s address a ‘sarkari’ speech
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Congress MP Anand Sharma at the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on Friday, February 5, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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Kharge calls President’s address a ‘sarkari’ speech
Congress leader Anand Sharma on Friday described India as the “Internet shutdown” capital of the world. He attacked the government in the Rajya Sabha over the recent spate of the Net bans to black out coverage of the farmers agitation in the border areas of Delhi.
The country had seen seven Internet shutdowns in the New Year, five of which were at the farmers’ protest site in Delhi-NCR. “India is the largest democracy of the world. But today we have become the Internet shutdown capital of the world,” Mr. Sharma said during the motion of thanks debate.
The Madras High Court has been moved for initiation of contempt proceedings against Swaminathan Gurumurthy, the editor of the weekly Thuglak magazine, for making scandalizing speech against the.