In conversation with Mitali Mukherjee, Apar Gupta, executive director at the Internet Freedom Foundation pointed out that the crux of the problem lay in an opaque interpretation of Section 69A.
Farmers across India hold peaceful chakka jam, give 2 Oct ultimatum to repeal farm laws Peaceful protests were held from 12 pm to 3 pm on Saturday in several states including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana FP Staff February 06, 2021 19:58:58 IST Farmers blocked an expressway at Kundli in Haryana for the chakka jam on Saturday. AP
Famers leader Rakesh Tikait on Saturday gave the Central Government time till 2 October to repeal the contentious farm laws which saw farmers taking part in
chakka jam (roadblock demonstrations) across the country. We have given time to the government till 2 October to repeal the laws. After this, we will do further planning. We won t hold discussions with the government under pressure, a report in
As a three-hour chakka jam enforced by farmers came to an end, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait declared that peasants protesting against the agri laws would stay put at Delhi s borders until their demands were met, and would not be coerced into holding talks with the Centre.
Addressing a gathering at the Ghazipur border, Tikait issued an ultimatum to the Centre. He said their protest would be extended till October 2, by which time Centre would have to repeal the black laws . If the government failed to comply, farmers unions protesting against the three agriculture laws would chalk out further plans.
The government has said Twitter may face action for not complying with its orders to remove content on farmer protests and attacking it (the government) with the word “genocide” in it. The protests in New Delhi have got international attention after pop star Rihanna and climate change activist Greta Thunberg tweeted on Tuesday about the internet shutdowns taking place in New Delhi because of the protests. In a communication sent to the microblogging platform on Tuesday, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said Twitter “unilaterally” unblocked tweets and accounts that were using the hashtag #ModiPlanningFarmerGenocide, beginning Saturday. According to sources, the ministry told Twitter in a written communication: “It may be noted that the impracticability or disproportionality of the said measure cannot be decided at the instance of Twitter, which is an intermediary bound by the orders of the Central Government.”