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The Quint graduates from humanising terrorists to dehumanising parents of Nikita Tomar, just because killer is Muslim man

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The Quint graduates from humanising terrorists to dehumanising parents of Nikita Tomar, just because killer is Muslim man

Just when you think the leftist media cannot stoop any lower, one of them comes forward to show how the bar of decency can always get lower. In a severe depravity of conscience, The Quint not only tried to show Nikita Tomar’s parents as bigoted but also tried to shame them for wanting the killer of their daughter punished. Swarajya journalist Swati Goel Sharma on Thursday shared a snippet of The Quint’s article on Nikita Tomar’s murderer found guilty.

The Quint in an article published yesterday accused ‘hardcore right-wing organisations’ of influencing Nikita Tomar’s family to push the ‘Love-Jihaad’ narrative.

Faridabad Court on Wednesday held Tauseef and his friend Rehan guilty of killing Tomar. In the sensational murder caught on camera, Tauseef can be seen wielding his gun at Tomar and then shooting her and leaving her to die.

Tauseef had one-sided ‘love’ for Nikita, and after she turned down his unwanted advances multiple times, Tauseef killed her. Earlier too the Tomars had approached the police after Tauseef continued to harass her. They had also alleged that he wanted Nikita to embrace Islam.

How does The Quint decide to give background of the case? Here is how they described it.

After Nikita Tomar’s murder, several right-wing groups and even her family had rallied over allegations of ‘love jihad’ since the prime accused was a Muslim. Nikita’s family had initially claimed that Tausif, the key accused, was infatuated with her since school, used to stalk her and had threatened her after she had refused his proposals.

HOWEVER, AFTER DIFFERENT RIGHT-WING GROUPS LIKE KARNI SENA, DEV SENA AND OTHERS PUSHED THE ‘LOVE JIHAD’ NARRATIVE, NIKITA’S FAMILY TOO HAVE BEEN CLAIMING A COMMUNAL ANGLE TO THE MURDER. THE QUINT’S GROUND REPORT FROM OCTOBER SHOWS HOW RIGHT-WING GROUPS WERE SPREADING COMMUNAL RAGE OUTSIDE NIKITA TOMAR’S HOUSE, TWO DAYS AFTER HER MURDER.

The moral depravity of The Quint is despicable. The fact that family has time and again alleged that Tauseef was harassing their daughter gets dismissed because ‘right wing groups’ were allegedly ‘spreading communal rage’ outside her house. That Nikita was killed by Tauseef becomes irrelevant because her parents accused Tauseef of trying to get Nikita to convert to Islam.

What seems like an unbiased report based on the headline, The Quint goes straight to blame the ‘right-wing groups’ for bringing in the communal angle and allegedly forcing Nikita Tomar’s family to parrot the same. The Quint in its previous reports conveniently weeded out statements which hinted that the key accused, Tauseef’s mother had allegedly pressurized Nikita to convert and marry her son as nobody would marry a girl who had been kidnapped.

This is quite a graduation from patronising terrorists, rapists and thieves and whitewashing their crimes. It seems, in Tauseef’s case, since the act was caught on camera, The Quint, left unable to defend him, chose to dehumanise the victim’s family instead.

This is not the first time that The Quint has tried to whitewash the criminal, especially if the perpetrator is non-Hindu. In 2019, when the nation was taken aback by the horrifying rape and murder of a 27-year old in Hyderabad, The Quint rushed to the accused’s family to create sympathy highlighting their socio-economic condition. The Quint has interviewed the family members of the four accused, including the main accused Mohammad, alias Areef, a 25-year-old lorry driver of Narayanpet district.

The Quint tried to absolve him of his heinous deed and create a sympathy wave for him by showing how he comes from a poor family. Because, poor criminals, especially if they are Muslims, should not be punished. And this is not limited to just murderers or rapists. Quint likes to humanise Islamic terrorists too.

Falling in line with their peers of left wing, The Quint decided to show Mohammad Rafi, a terrorist associated with Hizbul Mujahideen, as a victim of the state. In 2018, the publication did a full fledged article on the terrorist justifying how he turned to militancy sensing the growing unrest in the valley.

The Quint’s article on Rafi Bhatt

In another attempt to make a hero out of the most dreaded terrorist, The Quint released an article on the 6th death anniversary of Osama Bin Laden to portray him as a doting father and a husband.

A tweet done by The Quint humanizing Osama Bin Laden

From caring father to soft-spoken master to victim of poverty, The Quint continues to remain in the forefront to pacify one community while demonising the Hindus.

Mumbai Builder accuses Sachin Vaze of extortion, files complaint against the arrested cop

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Mumbai Builder accuses Sachin Vaze of extortion, files complaint against the arrested cop

A builder from Mumbai has filed a complaint of extortion against suspended API Sachin Vaze and his associates. In his complaint, the builder has alleged that Vaze and his associates allegedly threatened him and attempted to extort money. Vaze has been named in several high profile cases recently. He is at the centre of the Antilia Bomb Scare case, Mansukh Hiren death case and the large-scale Rs.100 crore/month extortion allegation. The last allegation has been made by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh.

As per the reports, in his letter to the Maharashtra DGP and Mumbai Police Commissioner, the builder shared details of the alleged nexus of brokers that lobby for high-profile posts with the Maharashtra government. He has requested an investigation into the alleged activities of extortion and corruption carried out by Vaze.

Republic TV accessed the complaint and shared more details on the letter. The builder has claimed that he was threatened to pay lakhs of rupees to various persons. In case he failed to comply, a false case would have been filed against him that would end his career. The builder further added that he went to the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) to meet Vaze personally. However, the meeting could not take place. Vaze’s aide asked him to pay Rs.5 lakh to Vaze and some other associates.

The builder claimed to have call recordings

The builder has claimed that he is in possession of the telephone recordings of the associates of Vaze, who allegedly demanded money and threatened adverse action if he files a complaint against them.

UAPA Invoked against Vaze

National Investigation Agency recently invoked UAPA invoked against Sachin Vaze stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against Sachin Vaze. It will allow NIA to seize his property that it considers to be proceedings of illegal activities, including alleged terrorism. NIA has also taken over the probe in Mansukh Hiren’s case. They have collected the evidence procured by the Maharashtra ATS.

Earlier, ATS had announced that they have solved Hiren’s murder case and arrested police officer Vinayak Shinde and bookie Naresh Gaur. The announcement came just after NIA was asked to take over. ATS had handed over the documents and evidence to NIA on March 24 after orders from Thane Sessions Court. ATS was accused of being in a hurry to declare Hiren’s murder case solved. Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar had raised suspicion in a press conference and asked why the conspiracy behind the murder was not being probed properly.

Union Government notifies the new rules for digital news publishers and over-the-top (OTT) platforms

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Union Government notifies the new rules for digital news publishers and over-the-top (OTT) platforms

The Government of India has notified the new rules for digital news published and OTT (Over The Top) platforms. The new rules aim to bring online news published under the same regulations as the traditional media publishers such as news channels or newspapers. The new rules will apply to social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Hotstar and several others.

Govt notified new rules for OTT platforms, social media platforms and news portals (Image: Twitter)

In the notification, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said, “The Government of India has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 on 25.02.2021.  Part III of Rules pertains to digital news publishers and publishers of online curated content (OTT platforms). The rules require the publishers to adhere to the Code of Ethics, establish a Grievance redressal Mechanism, and furnish information to the Government of India.”. 

The Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021

In February, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Law & Justice, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Minister and Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Information & Broadcasting had announced the new guidelines and regulations under The Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The government mentioned Section 87 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 that gives the government the power to make such rules.

The guidelines published by the IT ministry contains comprehensive guidelines for social media platforms, which has been defined as ‘social media intermediaries’ which primarily or solely enables online interaction between two or more users and allows them to create, upload, share, disseminate, modify or access information using its services.

New rules will tighten the noose on social media giants and fake news peddlers

The new guidelines have classified the platforms into two categories that are significant social media intermediaries and other intermediaries. The guidelines contain additional responsibilities for “significant social media intermediary”, which means major platforms like Twitter and Facebook. It is now mandatory for the platforms to have a Chief Compliance Officer who shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with the Act and rules made under it. They also have to appoint a Resident Grievance Officer.

As per the guidelines, several restrictions have been imposed on the content that the users can post. It has been mandatory for the social media giants to inform the users that they cannot content in several categories such as defamatory, pornographic, paedophilic, invasive of another’s privacy and so on. It also curbs the spread of fake news on social media platforms.

The new guidelines make it essential to clearly mark posts with advertisement or promotion. This may have a significant impact on social media influencers and celebrities, who often post promotional material disguised as personal opinion in return for payment.

The guidelines also create a wall between the users and fake news or misinformation. It is now mandatory for social media platforms to share information about the originator of the information. This will change the current scenario when social media sites, especially Twitter, suspends accounts without giving them an opportunity to defend.

The new guidelines also brought online news portals under similar rules like print media and news channels. You can check a comprehensive explanation of the new guidelines here.

Kerala: Inspired by YouTube, a 12-year-old boy tries to straighten hair using kerosene oil, succumbs to burn injuries

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Kerala: Inspired by YouTube, a 12-year-old boy tries to straighten hair using kerosene oil, succumbs to burn injuries

In a shocking incident, a 12-year-old boy succumbed to burn injuries after he tried to straighten his hair using kerosene oil and a lit matchstick, inspired by a YouTube video. 

According to the reports, the boy, who was studying in Class VII, reportedly died after he applied kerosene oil to his hair and tried to straighten it with a lit matchstick. The incident occurred after the boy tried the act inside the bathroom of his house at a time when only his grandmother was present at home.

The fire soon spread to his hair and clothes resulting in severe burn injuries. As there was nobody in the house, the fire disaster went unnoticed.

As per reports, the deceased boy has been identified as Sivanarayanan, son of Prakash of Venganoor, a resident of Thiruvananthapuram. He was a seventh class student of Venganoor VPS Secondary School.

The boy was a social media addict, said the police. He reportedly attempted the act after watching videos of people straightening hair using spirit and fire. He was taken to hospital and was later declared dead, the police added.

Farm to market: How Agri-startups are working to empower small and medium farmers in India

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Farm to market: How Agri-startups are working to empower small and medium farmers in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in one of his speeches explained the dire need for Farm laws. He explained how the division of land or low landholding, lack of modern technology, lack of investment, and high-interest loans have plagued the agricultural sector of India. The Prime Minister emphasized the need to remove barriers for our farmers, create an open market for them, and encouraged investment in the agricultural sector by enhancing logistics and technology.  

However, the Indian Agriculture sector is now witnessing an increased interest from the startups who are working on multiple fronts to enhance the sector. From developing the farm to fork model, to offering advanced logistics to consulting the farmers on various fronts, Indian agri-startups are sensing a boom in the industry.

As per a report in Inc42, the Indian Agritech market is expected to touch $24.1 Billion by 2025. India’s Agritech startups clocked just $204 Mn in 2020 which shows this segment is largely untapped and with the right push it has the potential to grow manifold. 

An article in Analytics India magazine by Shraddha Goled had listed some of the major startups helping farmers weed out the middlemen and directly sell produce at desirable rates in the open market. 

AgriBazaar

Mumbai-based company AgriBazaar, started in 2016, is an online platform that helps farmers connect with traders, banks, enterprises, and governments. The company offers a digital platform for small farmers and merchants to directly sell and buy farm produce without the involvement of middlemen. The farmers receive payment directly in their bank accounts via AgriBazaar’s e-wallet, AgriPay. The startup also provides last-mile logistical support to the farmers to boost their sales along with services such as crop advisory, warehousing, and quality testing.

AgriBazaar’s website

CroFarm

This startup is conquering every relevant segment of the agribusiness. NCR-headquartered Crofarm was founded by former Grofers executives in 2016, CroFarm is dedicated to creating a demand-driven and tech-enabled supply chain in India. A farm-to-business supply chain startup, Crofarm delivers fresh fruits and vegetables to both online and offline retailers after procuring them directly from the farmers.

Currently, there are more than 5,000 retailers and over 10,000 farmers in their network. The startup uses an AI-based demand prediction system to study the data to make procurements and tracks inventory by its shelf life, which sends an alert in case the procurement is ageing. To be able to facilitate the farmers and customers better, Crofarm uses communication tools built on WhatsApp to manage customer interactions.

CroFarm’s website

DeHaat

Apart from taking farmers and their produce to institutions, DeHaat also provided expert advisory to farmers. DeHaat is an Agritech platform that provides end-to-end agricultural solutions and is a marketplace for farmers to sell their produce to large institutional buyers directly without the involvement of any commissioning agents. Again, the company ensures last-mile connectivity for easy logistics and storage services. In positive news, DeHaat has assisted farmers on its clientele to achieve a 20% increase in prices. DeHaat is also using advanced data technologies to improve production efficiency and offers consultations to farmers on choosing the correct crop, soil health, suitable fertilizers and pesticides to be used, right time for harvesting the produce, and more.

DeHaat’s website

Farmpal

Farmpal’s story is rather fascinating and convincing of the fact that access to the open market is essential for farmers. Karan Hon, the owner of the Agritech startup grew up in a family of marginal farmers in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district and would accompany his father to the local mandi in the evenings to sell fruits and vegetables while in school. In an interview with YourStory, Karan said, “But we always returned disappointed because our crops never got the price they deserved, and sometimes it was hard to make ends meet”. To ensure no other farmer endures the same exploitation, after a two-decade-long career, he developed an app-based platform that registers orders directly from buyers and transfers the orders to its network of 1,000+ farmers. Farmpal’s price comparison feature ensures that farmers can sell their produce at rates higher by 20 to 30 percent than what they would normally get in the mandis. 

Farmpal’s website

Farmers Fresh Zone

The Agritech startup Farmers Fresh Zone is founded by an engineer who hails from an agricultural family. In line with the trend of fresh, chemical-free, and organic food, the startup through its omnichannel presence, has connected over 1,500 farmers to urban consumers to date who now have access to safe-to-eat, pesticide-free fruits and vegetables directly.

Farmers Fresh Zone website

KrishiHub

Founded in 2016, KrishiHub, procures fresh vegetables directly from farmers and delivers them to business establishments such as restaurants, and hostels and canteens. Using an AI-powered supply chain to undertake farm-to-doorstep delivery, they help determine the best route for delivery agents to ensure delivery within 12 hours. Just like DeHaat, KrishiHub offers additional services such as machine learning-enabled weather forecasting, precision agriculture using satellite, regional language-supported discussion forums for the farmers.

KrishiHub’s website

NinjaCart

Bengaluru-based NinjaCart procures fresh produce from the farmers and delivers it to retail stores in 12 hours. To ensure transparency, every supply can be traced back to its source. NinjaCart is working to take control of the supply chain to solve asymmetries, inefficiencies, and disorganization in a traditional system. The startup claims to provide better prices and consistent demands to farmers. Currently working with businesses in 7 major cities, NinjaCart is also listed on popular food delivery platforms.

NinjaCart’s website

With increased investment and innovation in the Agri startup segment, companies are working towards providing varied solutions such as advisory, finance, technology and training to farmers, especially in the rural segment. With the Digital India movement and easy accessibility to the internet, the companies are able to reach more and more small farmers in the far off agrarian lands.

Bangladesh: Leftist students suffer injuries after their protest against Modi turns violent

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Bangladesh: Leftist students suffer injuries after their protest against Modi turns violent

On March 23, at least 20 Leftist students, including Masud Rana, Central Committee President of Samajtantrik Chhatra Front, were injured in an alleged attack by Bangladesh Chhatra League. The Leftist students in Bangladesh were protesting against the upcoming visit of PM Modi on March 26-27. Chhatra Odhikar Parishad students also burnt effigies of PM Modi. PM Modi’s visit to Bangladesh comes when the neighbouring country is celebrating 50 year of independence.

The protests were being held as the Left-Leaning students were not happy with PM Modi’s “extreme anti-Muslim religious communalism and pogrom in Gujarat.” The protesters further alleged that during discussions over bilateral issues, Bangladesh’s interests are being left unresolved by India. They also alleged that the National Register of Citizens in Assam is being used to put pressure on Bangladesh, and India gets everything in its interest by arm-twisting Bangladesh.

11 of the injured, including Rana, were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment. In a press note released from the left-leaning organizations, it was mentioned that except Masud, all ten were seriously injured. According to Salman Siddiqui, president Samajtantrik Chhatra Front’s Dhaka University unit, Pragati Tapan Barma, general secretary of the unit, was one of the seriously injured.

The Daily Star quoted Al Kaderi Joy, convener of Progressive Students’ Alliance, saying that several Chhatra League leaders and activists had attacked them with sticks, brickbats, and broken branches. He said, “We had a scheduled protest program against Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh, and as part of it, we were supposed to burn an effigy of the Indian prime minister. Several Chhatra League leaders and activists attacked us with sticks, brickbats, and broken branches.”

He further said that after the first attack, they stood there, but the Chhatra League came back and attacked again. “Around 20 of our leaders and activists were injured,” Joy added. It was alleged that the members of the Chhatra League snatched away the effigy of PM Modi.

Chhatra League denied allegations

Lekhak Bhattacharjee, General Secretary, Chhatra League, denied the allegations and said they were fighting among themselves. He said, “Members of a leftist group fought among themselves on the campus and in the process, some of our men were injured while caught between them. We have nothing to do with the attack.”

Several Journalists were injured

Five journalists, Rubel Rashid, photographer of the Daily Desh Rupantor, and Jibon Ahmed of Daily Manab Zamin, Kazi Salauddin Raju of Zuma Press, Jabed Hasnain Chowdhury of the United News of Bangladesh, and freelance journalist ‘Himu’, were also injured during the violence.

Chennai Super Kings unveils jersey for IPL 2021, here is why ‘liberals’ are triggered at ‘Sanghi MS Dhoni’

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Chennai Super Kings unveils jersey for IPL 2021, here is why ‘liberals’ are triggered at ‘Sanghi MS Dhoni’

Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni unveiled the team’s new jersey for the tournament on Wednesday.

In a video shared by the franchise, the former India captain unboxed the jersey to share its first glimpse of new outfit with fans and followers.

Interestingly, this year CSK have come up with a new look for their jersey as it features a new camouflage design on the shoulders. The camouflage design has been imprinted as a tribute to the Indian armed forces.

It is worth mentioning that MS Dhoni is an honorary Lieutenant Colonel with the Territorial Army, and he will be sporting the new jersey as he leads the Chennai side in IPL 2021.

In a statement released, the Chennai Super Kings confirmed that the new-look jersey features camouflage as a tribute to India’s armed forces and three stars atop the much-loved franchise’s logo.

“It has been on our mind for some time now to find ways to raise awareness about the significant and selfless role of the armed forces. The camouflage is an appreciation of their service they are the true heroes,” CSK CEO KS Viswanathan said.

‘Liberals’ are upset with ‘Sanghi’ MS Dhoni

The latest Chennai Super Kings’ jersey with camouflage on the shoulders as a tribute to the armed forces has not gone well with a few people on social media. The ‘liberals’ on social media are upset over CSK’s decision to pay tribute to the brave Indian soldiers, which, according to them, was nothing but propagating the “Sanghi” agenda.

Several ‘liberals’ descended on social media after it was revealed that the CSK jersey had a nationalist flavour to it. Cancelling both CSK and its skipper MS Dhoni, the ‘liberals’ claimed that CSK was pushing soft military Sangh propaganda.

For them, wearing nationalistic symbols and cheering for Indian Army was a Sangh propaganda.

One user claimed CSK was getting army stripes to spread soft military Sangh propaganda. The left supporting CSK fans will not utter a word now as deep inside they were also Sanghis, said the Twitter user with woozy eye emoji.

Calling MS Dhoni a Sanghi, a user asked whether CSK had gone “fully crazy”. The user wanted “MSD Sanghi” to be stopped.

One Shibumi Raje said it was getting harder and harder to be a Dhoni fan anymore, presumably because of Dhoni’s respect for the Armed Forces

Another woke activist declared that CSK always brought toxicity into IPL by wearing army stripes.

According to Twitter user Aishworrya, no one should now ask to keep politics away from cricket to avoid ruining it. ‘Why are sanghis so hypocrite?’ she asked. Well, as per Aishworrya, wearing camouflage was part of politics and supporting the Indian Armed Forces was Sanghi propaganda.

Incidentally, this is not the first time that MS Dhoni has been at the receiving end of the attacks over his constant and open admiration for Indian Armed Forces.

Remember, in 2019, several left-wing social media users had attacked Mahendra Singh Dhoni for wearing the Balidan insignia on his wicketkeeping gloves. Similarly, there was outrage after the Indian Cricket team had worn Army caps during an ODI match against Australia at Ranchi to pay homage to the CRPF personnel who had lost their lives in the ghastly Pulwama terror attack.

#MeToo and defamation case: MJ Akbar challenges Priya Ramani’s acquittal in Delhi High Court

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#MeToo and defamation case: MJ Akbar challenges Priya Ramani’s acquittal in Delhi High Court

Former Union Minister MJ Akbar has appealed in the Delhi High Court challenging the acquittal of journalist Priya Ramani in the defamation case. Akbar filed the case against Ramani in 2018 in connection to the sexual harassment allegations against him. The High Court will hear the matter on Thursday.

Acquittal of Priya Ramani

On February 17 this year, a Delhi Session Court had acquitted Ramani in the defamation case. During the judgment, the court observed that a man of social status could also be a sexual harasser. It further added that the woman has the right to put her grievance even after decades. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey said during delivering the judgement that sexual abuse takes away dignity and self-confidence. Thus, the right to reputation cannot be protected at the cost of the right to dignity.

The court said The society must understand the impact of sexual abuse and harassment on its victims.” It added that the defendant had the rights under Article 21 that is guaranteed under the Constitution, and she has the right to put up her case on the platform of her choice.

The case against Priya Ramani

In 2018, during the #MeToo moment, journalist Priya Ramani alleged that Akbar sexually harassed her when she was 23. Akbar, then serving as MoS, resigned from the Union Cabinet on October 17, 2018. Akbar filed a defamation case against her in 2019, to which Ramani had pleaded not guilty.

UK university faces criticism for installing £24,000 bronze statue of Swedish protestor Greta Thunberg

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UK university faces criticism for installing £24,000 bronze statue of Swedish protestor Greta Thunberg

A British university is facing criticism for its plans to instal a life-sized statue of 18-year-old Swedish Andolanjeevi Greta Thunberg on its Hampshire campus. Local residents have stated that she has nothing to do with the city.

According to the reports, the Winchester University in the UK had commissioned a life-size bronze statue of the controversial ‘activist’ Greta Thunberg at the cost of £24,000. The bronze design sculpture of the alleged activist – named ‘Make a Difference’ – was commissioned by the University as an “inspiration for all students”.

The statue that was commissioned by the university in 2019 was created by British artist Christine Charlesworth. The statue is set to be unveiled on March 30.

“The university wanted a sculpture of Greta because it is a very ‘green’ university, and they feel that Greta will be an inspiration to all the students,” Charlesworth said.

The statue is the first life-sized depiction of the 18-year-old Swedish school drop-out, who gained international attention after protesting against climate change in 2018 with the help of a widespread PR campaign.

Locals, students criticise university for commissioning statue of Greta

The decision to install the statue of Greta Thunberg within the university campus has not gone well both with the locals and the students of the university.

“What a total waste of money,” local resident Simon Dixon said, according to the Hampshire Chronicle. “Total waste of money. I wonder whose bright idea that was,” he added.

Another University student Henry Osbourne said he wondered why he and others at the school were not given a vote to decide on whose statue should be installed inside the campus.

Michelle Coombs, another resident said, “I think the statue sculpture itself is very good. But Greta has no connection with Winchester, or am I wrong?” he added.

Some locals also suggested that the university could have commissioned a statue as a tribute to Kev, the local Big Issue seller, who is more popular than Greta.

Anne Goodchild said someone else who could have been immortalised in statue form, saying, “Kev the guy who sells the homeless paper, definitely a Winchester icon”. Gary Shotter said, “How about a statue of the legendary Murray Walker, a Hampshire man!”

Kev Collick is a local activist in the city who has been raising funds for children in need.

Greta Thunberg and her attempts to create chaos inside India

Last month, the so-called ‘activist’ Greta Thunberg had created a massive controversy by trying to mobilise violent protestors who have been opposing India’s farm reforms. The controversial activist had expressed her support in favour of rioters who had stormed iconic Red Fort and desecrated the Indian national flag to protest against the three farm laws passed by the democratically elected Indian government with a majority vote in the parliament.

Greta Thunberg had also accidentally released a toolkit that her supporters could use to propagate lies and misinformation about farmer protests. In a follow-up tweet, she shared a document that she called a ‘toolkit’ that can be used to understand what the protests are about and how her followers can support the cause.

The Toolkit, however, revealed how certain people, political parties, media agencies, national and international organizations and Khalistani sympathizers are using the farmer protests to propagate their agenda under a Global conspiracy against India.

Rakesh Tikait booked for provoking farmers to lay siege to Bengaluru like they did in Delhi

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Rakesh Tikait booked for provoking farmers to lay siege to Bengaluru like they did in Delhi

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has been booked by the Karnataka police for provoking farmers during a Mahapanchayat in Shivamogga March 20 to lay siege to Bengaluru similar to what was done in Delhi. A case has reportedly been filed against Tikait at Kote police station under section 153 (wantonly giving provocation with the intent to cause riot) of the Indian Penal Code.

“An FIR was filed against Rakesh Tikait for giving a speech that could have incited violence in the state and was filed by Shivamogga police”, Shekhar HT, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Shivamogga said. Urging the farmers to intensify the agitation against the three farm laws enacted by the central government last year, Tikait asked farmers to ‘make a Delhi in Bengaluru’. “You have to make a Delhi in Bengaluru…and surround the city from all directions”, he said during the Mahapanchayat in Shivamogga. However, the organisers of the Mahapanchayat termed it an act against the principles of democracy. The organisers alleged that the BJP is suppressing the voices against the Centre.

Protestors mainly from Punjab, Haryana and parts of Uttar Pradesh have been agitating against the three farm laws at three Delhi border points- Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur- for more than three months. They have been demanding repeal of the farm laws. Several rounds of talks between the central government and the ‘representatives’ of the ‘farmers’ have ended in deadlock with ‘farmer representatives’ being adamant on getting the laws repealed.

Delhi was engulfed in riots following a tractor rally by ‘farmers’ on Republic Day

In January, the ‘farmer representatives’ had called for a tractor rally on Republic Day to intensify the protest against the three farm laws. Despite the ‘farmer representatives’ agreeing to restrict the tractor rally to the routes approved by the police, the protestors in the rally broke barricades and entered the national capital. What followed was an unprecedented situation. The protestors barged into the red fort, insulted the tricolour hoisted religious flags atop it. Armed protestors unleashing violence on the streets of Delhi clashed with police personnel who were trying to stop them. Nearly 400 police personnel injured in the clashes with some of them being admitted to the ICU.

Several FIRs have been registered by the police in connection with the Republic Day violence and many persons have been arrested including Khalisant supporter and actor-turned activist Deep Siddhu.

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