Updated Mar 09, 2021 · 11:24 am Farmers listen to a speaker during a protest at the Delhi-Haryana state border in Singhu on January 27. | Money Sharma/ AFP
The Indian High Commission in London on Monday sharply criticised a debate held at the British Parliament on the safety of protesting farmers and press freedom in India, calling it a “distinctly one-sided discussion”, PTI reported.
Several MPs from the Liberal Democrats, Labour Party and the Scottish National Party had expressed concern about the safety of farmers protesting against the agricultural laws on Delhi’s borders and the targeting of journalists covering the agitation. The House of Commons had assigned 90 minutes for a debate on the matters on Monday.
Updated Feb 15, 2021 · 09:56 pm A photo of Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. | Anil Deshmukh/ Facebook
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Monday said that a preliminary police investigation by has revealed the role of a Bharatiya Janata Party Information Technology cell head and 12 other influencers in an inquiry related to Indian celebrities tweeting in support of the Centre’s handling of the farmers’ protests.
The home minister also clarified that he had not ordered an inquiry into the tweets of celebrities such as singer Lata Mangeshkar and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. “My statement regarding celebrity tweets on the issue of farmers’ protest has been twisted,” Deshmukh said. “I had ordered an inquiry into the BJP’s IT cell as it was likely to be involved in the case and not celebrities.”