Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Farmers call for nationwide protests; Priyanka Gandhi detained
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Haryana: Farmers march to mini-secretariat in Karnal, top leaders detained
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Updated Feb 02, 2021 · 11:26 pm Singer Rihanna arrives for Rihanna s 5th Annual Diamond Ball Benefitting The Clara Lionel Foundation at Cipriani Wall Street on September 12, 2019 in New York City. | Angela Weiss/ AFP
Singer and businesswoman Rihanna on Tuesday tweeted about the situation in Delhi, sharing a news article about the farmers’ protests against the recently passed agriculture reforms.
“Why aren’t we talking about this?!” she asked, using the hashtag #FarmersProtest.
The CNN article she shared is about the Centre’s decision to cut off internet services in border areas of Delhi, as well as the same being done by the Haryana government in its districts following violence on Republic Day.
Updated Feb 02, 2021 · 02:36 pm File photo of an altercation between protesting farmers and policemen on Republic Day in Delhi. | Danish Siddiqui/ Reuters
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to Aaj Tak, Press Council of India and the Centre on a plea alleging misreporting by the news channel on the farmers’ Republic Day tractor rally, reported
Live Law.
The petition has sought restraining fake news by taking accountability measures as well as framing guidelines, laws and bye-laws, including fixing appropriate punishment for the violation of the proposed rules. The plea has been filed by Rajya Sabha MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and Manjit Singh GK, the former president of the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee.