A police complaint has been filed against Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij from Bengaluru
New Delhi:
On Monday morning Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij tweeted that all those with seeds of anti nationalist thought. should be destroyed , and referred specifically to 22-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi, whom Delhi Police has accused of sedition and conspiracy - on the back of her editing an online document connected to the farmers protest against the centre s agriculture laws.
Mr Vij s controversial tweet was widely condemned and briefly deleted by Twitter after a complaint from Germany, before the social media giant - which faces questions in this country over handling of extreme speech - said it had been investigated and was not subject to removal .
Twitter sends notice to Haryana Minister Anil Vij about tweet on Disha Ravi
However, Twitter said, it investigated the reported content and found that it is not subject to removal under the Twitter rules or German law, and accordingly it didn t take any action on it.
BusinessToday.In | February 15, 2021 | Updated 20:26 IST
In the Hindi tweet, Vij had said, Whoever has seeds of nation s opposition in mind should be completely destroyed, be it Disha Ravi or anyone else .
Haryana Minister Anil Vij has received a notice from micro-blogging site Twitter about a tweet by him on Disha Ravi, which was reported by a German user, but no action has been taken by the company.
Updated Feb 15, 2021 | 20:39 IST
The tweet was initially blocked on the basis of a complaint which cited that the post violated the Network Enforcement Act in Germany. Anil Vij (file photo) | Photo Credit: ANI
New Delhi: Haryana Minister Anil Vij was served notice by Twitter for his tweet which said that seeds of anti-nationalism. should be destroyed . Shortly later, the microblogging site did a U-turn and said that the tweet was not subject to removal . While deleting the tweet, the Twitter notice had cited that the post was being removed on the basis of a complaint by a Germany-based individual.
Seeking treatment for Covid, Haryana minister Anil Vij admitted to ICU, condition stable
Seeking treatment for Covid, Haryana minister Anil Vij admitted to ICU, condition stable
Medical Superintendent of Medanta hospital said while Haryana Home and Health Minister Anil Vij is in the ICU, his blood pressure, liver and clinical condition is stable.
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File photo of Haryana minister Anil Vij (Photo Credits: PTI)
Haryana Minister Anil Vij (67) is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the privately-owned Medanta hospital in Gurugram after testing positive for Covid-19. Vij, a BJP veteran, holds the crucial portfolios of Home and Health in the government of Chief Minister Manohar Lal.
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