NEW DELHI: The government has justified its request to Twitter to de-platform Jazzy B from Twitter, saying the rapper was glorifying Khalistan and Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, the secessionist leader.
The ministry of electronics and information technology approached Twitter for blocking the handle of the Canadian-Punjabi singer under section 69A of the Information Technology Act, following a request from the of ministry of home affairs.
The government asserted that this handle was being used to post inflammatory posts provoking communal sentiments by glorifying Sikh militancy in Punjab and pro-Khalistan feelings on the anniversary of Operation Blue Star. His posts allegedly also used the images of Bhindrawale, who was about to declare the formation of Khalistan when he was killed in Operation Bluestar, to arouse communal sentiments that could pose threat to public order, government sources said.
Amid the row over delay in complying with the new IT (intermediary) rules, Twitter has restricted four accounts in India including that of Punjabi rapper