On February 4, Delhi Police registered a complaint against High Court lawyer Nikita Jacob for conspiring anti-India campaigns. Legal Rights Observatory filed the Complaint with Delhi Police and sought FIR under sedition charges. LRO said in a tweet, “Complaint lodged against @AamAadmiParty leader #Mumbai HC lawyer #NikitaJacob at @DelhiPolice for arranging campaign by foreign celebrities to run a campaign against #FarmLaws passed by Indian Parliament. FIR for sedition sought.”
Accidental anti-Indian toolkit expose by Greta Thunberg
Following the footsteps of international pop star Rihanna and porn star Mia Khalifa, environmental activist Greta Thunberg had tweeted in support of ongoing farmer protests in India. She also tweeted about a ‘Toolkit’ that interested people can use to support her ‘cause.’ However, the toolkit was not just a resource file but an explosive document showing how anti-India forces have been trying to create unrest in India and demean India at an international platform.
Soon after the blunder was noticed and being discussed on social media platforms, Greta deleted the document, and all linked documents to it were either made private or moved or completely thrashed. However, by that time, a lot of content was downloaded, sorted and redistributed by social media users.
How was Nikita Jacob exposed?
While checking the documents, it came to light that Nikita Jacob had been allegedly editing documents much before it got viral on social media platforms, thanks to Thunberg. Here are some screenshots of the edit history of Google Documents that were being used to systematically organizing the anti-India movement on social media.
Nikita edited the document Global Tweet Storm on 23 JanuaryNikita edited the document AskIndiaWhy on 22 January
Jacob deleted her Twitter account after the expose.
Now-deleted Twitter account of Nikita Jacob
Who is Nikita Jacob?
As per her now-deleted profile on Twitter, she is a Bombay High Court Lawyer, environmentalist and allegedly associated with Aam Aadmi Party. According to Twitter user Vijay Patel, she was the owner of the document named “Solidarity with Indian Farmers” that was created on January 30, 2020. She also runs a propaganda account on Instagram by the name News Infuse.
On the 2nd of February, environmental activist and baby-protestor Greta Thunberg and Rihanna tweeted in favour of the so-called farmers who have been protesting at the borders of Delhi for the past almost 3 months. It was these ‘protests’ that had taken a violent turn and the result, on the 26th of January, was a planned insurrection where these protestors and Khalistanis overtook the Red Fort, hoisted religious flags and indulged in widespread violence.
After tweeting in support, Greta Thunberg inadvertently revealed the sinister global campaign against India after she shared a ‘Toolkit’ for those who want to support the ongoing ‘farmer protests’ in the country.
Greta Thunberg’s now-deleted tweet on the ‘tool kit’
While the ‘Toolkit’ was deleted shortly after and a sanitised version was tweeted again later by Greta, the cat was already out of the bag. As one can see, in this tweet, she herself mentioned Extinction Rebellion. More on this later in the report.
On first glance, what the documents revealed was that the farmers’ protest and the support it seemed to get from various quarters was in no way organic, as many wanted Indians to believe. As we reported, the documents tweeted by Greta Thunberg revealed that the plan was afoot since November 2020, at the very least.
In one of the linked documents, titled ‘Solidarity with Indian farmers – Twitter storm’ contains meticulous planning about the tweets to be posted to ‘garner international attention’ to the ‘farmer protest’. We already reported how that document proved that Greta Thunberg and Rihanna did not tweet support for the farmers spontaneously, but the tweet was planned well in advance.
Another organisation that the document listed as extending support to the so-called farmers protest, was ‘FFF India’.
Except from documents tweeted by Greta Thunberg
‘FFF India’ is actually the ‘Fridays for Future India’ group, which a climate activism group.
Twitter account of FFF India
Upon looking at their official website, in their ‘About Us’ section, one is informed that the group took off in 2018 after Greta Thunberg began a ‘school strike’ for climate. It says that in the beginning, she was the only one involved but soon, several others joined in.
What the FFF website says
FFF India had given a call to action for the 26th of January, when the insurrection took place in Delhi by rioters and Khalistanis, on the 23rd of January from their official Facebook page.
Facebook post by FFF
Facebook post by FFF
Interestingly, FFF India tags one ‘Extinction Rebellion’ for users to get more info on the farmer protests on the 26th of January and how other budding protestors and rioters can contribute to the ‘movement’.
A little digging into ‘Extinction Rebellion’ globally, and one realises the violent means that have been deployed by this organisation and their links to Greta Thunberg.
Extinction Rebellion is a global environmental movement which was established in May 2018 and is headquartered in the United Kingdom. In the course of its short existence, Extinction Rebellion has exploded in popularity across the world, including a presence in India.
Extinction Rebellion is supported by popular Climate Change activist Greta Thunberg, who once openly called upon Extinction Rebellion protestors to defy a police order banning protesting in London (the ban was later repealed). In the brief history of Extinction Rebellion, it has been tarred with numerous allegations of violence, extremism, class bias, and more. As these Far-Left Climate Change groups and activists increase and intensify their activities in India, it becomes necessary to study the modus operandi of this particular brand of activists.
Allegations of Violence and Extremism
On October 17th, 2019, eight protestors affiliated with Extinction Rebellion were arrested after attempting to disrupt the services of the London Tube during peak commercial hours. The Extinction Rebellion protestors climbed on top of the train carriage in an attempt to disrupt the train services. This attempt was not taken kindly by the commuters who wished to use trains services at the peak of rush hour, resulting in a violent clash between the Extinction Rebellion protestors and the commuters. This violent clash was caught on video.
On October 22nd, 2019, London’s Metropolitan Police’s Commissioner revealed that the four weeks of protests by the group Extinction Rebellion cost London’s Metropolitan Police more than twice the annual budget of its violent crime task force. The four weeks consisted of two weeks of protests in Aprils and two weeks of protest in October.
On January 10th, 2020, guidance issued by Counter Terrorism Policing South East listed Extinction Rebellion along with Islamist organizations which can influence vulnerable young people to commit acts of violence. The Counter-Terrorism Policing Unit has since withdrawn this guidance after coming under severe pressure from climate activists and the mainstream press. Similarly, a report released by Policy Exchange, a U.K. think tank, says that Extinction Rebellion is an extremist organization seeking the breakdown of liberal democracy and the rule of law.
On September 01, 2020, around 90 people were arrested in London during a day of demonstrations by Extinction Rebellion, with charges including assaulting an emergency worker, obstructing police and public order breaches.
Allegations of Class Bias
The critics of Extinction Rebellion point out that the Extinction Rebellion movement is very ‘upper-middle-class’ and does not have ample representation of working-class or poor people. Not only that, Extinction Rebellion activists and working-class people have come to blows before.
On October 17th 2019, Extinction Rebellion activists attempted to disrupt train services during peak hours at Canning Town, a train station, by climbing upon the carriage of the train. It is important to note is that Canning Town is located in Newham, is one of London’s poorest boroughs which rank in the bottom four in measures of poverty rate, child poverty, low pay and homelessness. The critics of Extinction Rebellion point towards this incident and to highlight the perceived class bias the Extinction Rebellion Movement.
Conclusion
With the meteoric rise of telecommunications and other technologies, the world has moved towards an ever increasing globalized network. This globalized network has resulted in the rise of a Globalist identity which is bereft of any religious, cultural or territorial pride. It is in the vacuum of such pride, that Globalist ideologies which seek the betterment of the Globe instead of the betterment of the Nation fester.
Climate Change activists from around the world are now increasingly setting their sights on India, the justification being that India is one of the leading nations on Earth in terms of Carbon Dioxide produced. India, however, cannot afford to pay heed to environmental concerns. India cannot afford the lack of sustainability and the high production costs of currently available sources of sustainable energy, and also hope to raise 50 million people from out of extreme poverty. India also has the 5th highest Coal Reserves in the world, which should be utilized for the development of India, not discarded in favour of renewable energy.
There is a high probability that Left-wing Climate Change activist groups will target middle-class Indians with propaganda which seeks to burden them with the blame and the guilt of a dying Earth. It will be a challenge for Nationalists and Conservatives in the future to deradicalize Climate Change activists who will seek to hamper the economic growth of India in case of any perceived threat to the Environment. India is no stranger to Climate activists threatening to hold the economic progress of the country back, the Narmada Bachao Andolan comes to mind and the Aarey Metro Shed controversy is a recent memory. However, if the melodramatic narrative of Climate Change keeps on growing as time goes on, the frequency of incidents like the Aarey Metro Shed controversy will only increase in number.
In the case of the farmers’ protest, the hypocrisy of such climate activists is rather evident. While the Punjab farmers protesting want no regulation on stubble burning that causes a dangerous impact on the environment, climate activists connected to Greta Thunberg are seen supporting the protest in the name of farmers and the environment in a bid to stall the economic progress of real farmers and also, fester unrest in India in order to gain a foothold within the civil society and curry favours with other disruptive elements like Yogendra Yadav, who were deeply involved in the violent protests and the insurrection.
Delhi crime branch has arrested one Dharmendra Singh Harman in connection with the violence that broke out at the Red Fort on Republic Day. According to media reports, Dharmendra Singh Harman had instigated rioters to raise the religious flag on the dome of the Red Fort. Harman, who was seen in video footage at Red Fort on January 26, had live-streamed the Red Fort flag hoisting and desecration of the national flag incident on his Facebook.
The arrested accused lives in Delhi’s Arjun Nagar and is a member of the Akhil Bhartiya Pariwar party. The police said that Harman had been visiting the farmers’ agitation at the Singhu border for the past two months.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Delhi Police Crime Branch had nabbed Herman after receiving video footage where he can be seen sitting on top of a car, instigating the crowd to hoist the Sikh flag on the Red Fort, the police said. In another video footage, Harman was also clearly seen participating in the Republic Day riots, where rioters had wreaked havoc.
Hundreds of rioters disguised as ‘farmers’ entered Delhi to unleash violence on January 26. Many of those rioters, driving tractors, reached the Red Fort and hoisted religious flags on its domes and the flagstaff at the Red Fort while desecrating the national flag. These so-called farmers had mercilessly attacked police officers with lathis, iron rods, bricks and stones, injuring nearly 400 of them.
Delhi police leaving no stone unturned to arrest rioters who unleashed violence in the Red Fort on Republic Day
The SIT, which has been in a relentless pursuit of identifying and arresting these rioters has been scanning mobile dump data to get to them. On February 3, the SIT released photographs of nearly 20 rioters who were involved in the violence.
According to the reports, the Delhi police have received over 1,700 video clips and CCTV footage from the public so far related to the Republic Day violence. The Delhi police have now taken help from forensic experts to analyse the relevant material to nab the rioters.
The Delhi police also announced a Rs 1 lakh reward for information on the whereabouts of actor-turned-activist and Khalistani supporter Deep Sidhu, who is the main accused of Republic Day riots.
Earlier last week, the Delhi Police had issued a public appeal asking people to share any evidence or information about the violence. The Delhi police had urged civil society, including media persons, who are witnesses to the incidents on Republic day, to come forward and give such evidence to them to take action against the rioters.
Case filed against ‘journalist’ Rajdeep Sardesai, and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor for spreading fake news on the death of a farmer
Based on the evidence collected so far, the Delhi police have registered 40 cases and made over 124 arrests.
Earlier, cases have been filed against ‘journalists’, including Rajdeep Sardesai, and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor for instigating riots in Red Fort by spreading fake news.
The FIR had named Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, India Today journalist Rajdeep Sardesai, National Herald’s Senior consulting editor Mrinal Pandey, Quami Awaz editor Zafar Agha, Caravan magazine’s editor and founder Paresh Nath, Caravan editor Anant Nath and its executive editor Vinod K Jose, and one unnamed person.
They were accused of rumour-mongering that one protestor was shot dead by Delhi Police during the tractor rally on Republic Day, who had actually died due to an accident.
Moreover, it has sent notices to 20 farmer leaders, and Swaraj India chief Yogendra Yadav, asking why legal action should not be taken against them. The notices were sent accusing these farmer leaders and Yadav of not following protocols and conditions laid down by the police while granting permission to hold the tractor rally on Republic Day.
Following the complaint alleging serious violations of the Juvenile Justice Act and other irregularities at two Children’s homes established by the Centre for Equity Studies (CES), an organisation co-founded by human rights activist Harsh Mander, an FIR has reportedly been lodged by the Delhi police against Harsh Mander at Mehrauli police station in Delhi. Mander is a former member of Sonia Gandhi’s National Advisory Council (NAC) and a member of an organisation having links with Italian Secret Service and the Italian government.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) had formed two teams led by its Chairperson Priyank Kanoogo to carry out an inspection of the two Children homes namely Umeed Aman Home for Boys and Khushi Rainbow Home for Girls. The two homes were inspected on October 1, 2020. The NCPCR had also taken cognisance of a complaint of child sexual abuse of Umeed Aman Home for Boys which is run by the Aman Biradari Trust founded by Mander.
Prevalence of child sexual abuse at boys’ home: Inspection report of the Commission
In its inspection report, the NCPCR had found the prevalence of sexual abuse at the boys’ home. As reported by Republic TV, the Commission had noted, “The Commission is saddened by the deplorable condition of the children who are living in these Homes and the negligent and callous attitude of the management of these Homes towards the welfare of the children and the upkeep of the infrastructure of these Homes”.
The Commission further noted that several instances of sexual abuse of children had taken place within the boys’ home in the years 2012, 2013 and 2016. “The Commission in a recent communication received information that the cases of sexual abuse are still prevalent in the Home and there is no reporting being done of the same. The non-reporting of such POCSO offences by the staff of the Home is a serious offence under POCSO Act, 2012 and also jeopardises the welfare and well-being of children in this Home”, the inspection report of the Commission reportedly stated.
Children made to participate in anti-CAA protests
According to the report of NCPCR on the functioning of children homes, the panel found that four-five girls were made to sit-in during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in 2019-20. The NCPCR panel also said a boy staying in Ummeed Aman Ghar was told that “the government only works for Hindus and keeps fighting in Pakistan”.
The panel in its report also alleged that homes kept children in tiny cabins and no social distancing was maintained during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Foreign Nationals visited the Home for ‘voluntary service’
The Commission reportedly found out during inspection that the Home was frequently visited by foreign nationals who provided ‘voluntary services’ there. “It is unclear to the Commission on what basis these foreign nationals permitted to give voluntary services in these Homes and interact with children while their visit to India was for other purposes”, the Commission said. As part of its recommendations, the NCPCR had directed the Department of Women and Child Development of the Delhi government to take appropriate action against this institution to ensure strict compliance with the rules. The Commission noted in the Inspection report that the absence of a child protection policy in the institution made the children vulnerable to abuse and neglect. The Commission had recommended shifting the children from the Homes to ensure their safety.
On the 2nd of February, environmental activist and baby-protestor Greta Thunberg and Rihanna tweeted in favour of the so-called farmers who have been protesting at the borders of Delhi for the past almost 3 months. It was these ‘protests’ that had taken a violent turn and the result, on the 26th of January, was a planned insurrection where these protestors and Khalistanis overtook the Red Fort, hoisted religious flags and indulged in widespread violence.
After tweeting in support, Greta Thunberg inadvertently revealed the sinister global campaign against India after she shared a ‘Toolkit’ for those who want to support the ongoing ‘farmer protests’ in the country. While the ‘Toolkit’ was deleted shortly after and a sanitised version was tweeted again later by Greta, the cat was already out of the bag.
On first glance, what the documents revealed was that the farmers’ protest and the support it seemed to get from various quarters was in no way organic, as many wanted Indians to believe. As we reported, the documents tweeted by Greta Thunberg revealed that the plan was afoot since November 2020, at the very least.
The document shared by Greta Thunberg listed a series of actions that people across the world could take to support the ‘farmer protests’ and also listed actions that had been undertaken. The document also made it clear that the global attempts to incite unrest in India had begun prior to the Republic Day riots. The document also contained several sets of pre-determined tweets that were supposed to be tweeted and when OpIndia searched, some of those tweets were posted on Twitter on November 2020, verbatim.
Interestingly, while several ‘actions’ were planned in advance, a closer look at one of the documents embedded in the ‘toolkit’ also reveals that the tweets by singer-performer Rihanna and baby-activist Greta Thunberg were also pre-planned and not organic.
One of the documents embedded in the toolkit, titled ‘Solidarity with Indian farmers – Twitter storm’ contains meticulous planning about the tweets to be posted to ‘garner international attention’ to the ‘farmer protest’. In that document, that was created well before 3rd February, two influencers were mentioned who were going to ‘extend their support’ to the protest in India. One was Rihanna and the other was Greta Thunberg.
Snapshot of document tweeted by Greta Thunberg
In a meticulous sheet, the plan indicates what to tweet, whom to tag while tweeting and also, whom to target. Beyond that, it also mentions that the tweet storm planned will be getting support from Rihanna and Greta Thunberg.
In the following list of sample tweets, it clearly lists the content that Rihanna is supposed to tweet.
Interestingly, this was exactly the tweet posted by Rihanna on the 2nd of February.
To get some perspective on the scale of planning, let us get some basic facts on the record.
Rihanna tweeted her support to the violent protests on the 2nd of February and Greta Thunberg tweeted on the wee morning (around 1:30 AM) on 3rd February. Both of them were mentioned in this document and used the exact hashtag that the document wanted to publicise – #FarmersProtest.
Now, the document itself actually planned for ‘tweet storms’ on the 4th of 5th of February.
Snapshot of document tweeted by Greta Thunberg
It stands to reason that since this document mentions Rihanna’s tweet, the document was made well before Rihanna and Greta Thunberg tweeted and therefore, the tweet by the two international celebrities was planned and not spontaneous.
We made way for the possibility that perhaps the tweet by Rihanna was added only after she tweeted. However, it is important to note that Rihanna tweeted a mere 4 hours before Greta Thunberg tweeted the ‘toolkit’, therefore, it seems unlikely that Rihanna’s tweet would be added at the top of the tweet list if was added in a span of those 4 hours. If Rihanna’s tweet was added after she tweeted and before Greta tweeted, in all likelihood, it would be added at the end of the tweet list, not at the beginning.
Further, if one looks at the list, all the other sample tweet have a ’embedded link’ that when clicked, takes one to Twitter, with the tweet already written, ready to tweet.
Sample this.
Snapshot of document tweeted by Greta Thunberg
Rihanna’s tweet is second in the document. The tweet before it and the one after it has a “click here to tweet” embed. That link is missing in Rihanna’s tweet.
When one clicks on the embed, it takes one to one’s Twitter page, with the content ready to tweet.
What happens when one clicks on the embedded link
The fact that Rihanna’s tweet format did not have a link that takes one directly to her tweet (even to RT) proves that perhaps it was not content that was added after Rihanna herself tweeted. That coupled with the fact that Rihanna’s content is the second in the list, and if it was added later, it would be in the end and not at the beginning, lends credence to the fact that the tweets by Greta and Rihanna were planned well in advance.
One cannot be sure if Rihanna and Greta Thunberg were asked to Tweet by Canadian Khalistani MP Jagmeet Singh or they were approached via some PR agency. We had reported earlier that Rihanna and Jagmeet Singh are in contact and on friendly terms and therefore, the likelihood of Rihanna tweeting after his request is high.
However, it becomes evident that the propaganda against India was closely coordinated and planned well in advance with the help of several entities inside and outside India. What is telling is that in one of the documents, the propagandists specifically mention that even if the farm laws are repealed, the protests were too continue. Therefore, it becomes rather clear that the protests were not so much about the farm laws alone but about creating mayhem in India to target the Modi government and tarnish India’s image globally.
The Union Cabinet has reportedly approved amendments to the Government of NCT of Delhi Act to give more powers to the Lieutenant Governor, reports Times of India.
According to the reports, the proposed amendments will prescribe the time-lines for the elected government in Delhi to send legislative and administrative proposals to the LG for his opinion. The Union government also intends to pass the new amendments included in the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 during the current Budget session of the Parliament.
In an attempt to seek better governance and reduce potential conflicts, the centre has introduced new provisions to give more powers to consider on some matters that fall outside the purview of the legislative assembly and which the LG must reserve for the consideration of the President.
According to the current provisions, Constitution confers powers on the Lieutenant Governor to refer a particular matter to the President for a decision where he has a contrarian view than the council of ministers. In such cases where the President’s decision is pending, the LG may take an immediate decision, if he believes that the matter is urgent.
However, this constitutional provision has become inoperative ever since the Supreme court ruled that the Delhi government need not seek LG’s ‘concurrence’ in every issue of day-to-day governance, but need to inform him.
The proposed amendment instructs that the elected government send legislative proposals to the LG at least 15 days in advance to seek his opinion on the matter to avoid any delays.
In a shameful display of political opportunism, Congress party continues to flog the dead horse regarding the unfortunate death of a rioter named Navreet Singh during the Republic Day violence after his tractor overturned. The protestor was killed on Republic Day after his tractor turned turtle while he was trying to break barricades. Soon after, several media portals, journalists and politicians started peddling the fake news that Navreet Singh died of a bullet injury after Delhi police shot him.
Delhi police had issued a clarification soon after stating that the protestor died of injuries sustained by him after his tractor turned turtle. Delhi police’s clarification was confirmed by the postmortem report of the deceased protestor that stated that he had died of “shock and hemorrhage as a result of antemortem head injury”. FIRs were filed in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh against several persons including ‘journalist’ Rajdeep Sarsdesai and senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for spreading fake information on Republic Day regarding the death of Navreet Singh.
Priyanka Gandhi looking at another Hathras moment
In a classic case of political opportunism, Priyanka Gandhi along with other Congress leaders left for Rampur in Uttar Pradesh to meet Navreet’s family members.
We’ve come to know that a farmer Navneet ji who came from Canada & was participating in protest peacefully, was shot at by Police & lost his life, during tractor rally. Priyanka Gandhi ji will meet his family at his residence in Rampur today: UP Congress president Ajay Kr Lallu https://t.co/uFx7bRjs52pic.twitter.com/wLrYb7qE6M
However, in utter disregard for truth, the Congress party continues to peddle the narrative that Navreet Singh died after being shot by the Delhi police. This is contrary to the autopsy reports and the doctors’ signed declaration that there were no bullet injuries. Multiple FIRs have also been filed against various individuals including Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and India Today employee Rajdeep Sardesai for spreading the falsehood. Despite this, Congress is continuing to brazenly lie and stoke tension in an already volatile situation.
In an apparent effort to further politicise the issue, Congress scion Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is going to meet the family of Navreet Singh as informed by UP Congress President Ajay Kumar Lallu.
Vehicles in Priyanka Gandhi’s cavalcade collided with each other, no injuries reported
The vehicles in her cavalcade reportedly collided with one another while on the way to Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. However, no injuries have been reported.
Vehicles in Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi’s cavalcade collided with each other on Hapur Road; no injuries reported.
The various malicious layers of the farmer protest that initially appeared to be genuine agitation against the farm laws passed by the central government to introduce reforms in agrarian sector, have have started to peel off since the horrific Republic Day violence. The whole conspiracy that apparently has international connections was exposed yesterday after climate environmentalist Greta Thunberg inadvertently revealed the sinister global campaign against India by tweeting the ‘toolkit‘ of the plan.
Jack Dorsey, the CEO of the micro-blogging site which has not quite hidden its leftist bias, on Tuesday was caught endorsing tweets hailing Hollywood singer-actress Rihanna’s intervention into India’s domestic politics.
Karen Attiah, who is the Global Opinions editor for controversial left-wing news publication ‘The Washington Post’, on Tuesday took to Twitter to hail song-writer Rihanna’s intervention in support of the protestors in India, who have now been accused of unleashing massive violence on the streets of the national capital.
Singer-actress Rihanna, along with former porn-star Mia Khalifa and child protestors such as Greta Thunberg, interfered in the country’s internal affair by endorsing violence in the name of supporting ‘farmer’ protests, causing a massive backlash against these so-called international celebrities. The statements of these celebrities were used by various political heads like pro-Khalistan Canadian MP Jagmeet Singh.
Attiah, showering praise on Rihanna, asked what was the need for Rihanna, who according to shook the Indian government, to release album when she can uplift the so-called ‘oppressed’.
Jack’s ‘likes’
Referring to Rihanna as a real hero, Karen Attiah claimed that the popular song-writer has often raised her voice for social justice movements in Sudan, Nigeria, Myanmar and now in India.
Jack’s ‘likes’
Continuing to fantasise about Rihanna, Karen Attiah, in another tweet, said that it was a good time for Twitter and Jack to add an emoji in support of the massive ‘farmer’ protests in India as they did during the ‘historic’ protests like ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘End Sars’. She tagged Twitter and Jack’s handles to demand an emoji supporting political protests that have nothing to do with her country.
Jack’s ‘likes’
It is not unsurprising to know the eagerness of Karen Attiah, who incidentally works for Washington Post, to interfere in another country’s affairs. The sheer hatred for India and Hindus by the likes of Washington Post and its employees were glaringly visible through Karen’s posts.
Jack, the CEO of Twitter, promptly responded to Karen Attiah’s fascination for Rihanna and her attempts to meddle in another country’s affair by ‘liking’ all her posts. Essentially, Jack Dorsey has now expressed his willingness to play a much larger role in influencing users against India, especially the Modi government.
Twitter, which has received a lot of criticism for its arbitrary rules and regulations to silence its critics and nationalist voices across the globe, has often flaunted its ideological bias. The micro-blogging site has been censoring content and suspending accounts for a while in a bid to create an echo-chamber out of its platform to amplify the voices of the global left.
Perhaps, his approval of Rihanna’s tweet seeking to interfere in India’s domestic politics is also a clear sign that there could be full-fledged attempts in the near future by Twitter and its team to push one set of narrative to achieve certain political objectives. The country has already seen how Twitter has been using its editorial power to push false propaganda against the government on the one hand, while arbitrarily removing contents and accounts of Hindu nationalists.
Is Jack Dorsey retaliating to Indian government’s notice?
Jack’s anti-India propaganda, may have also come as a retaliation against the Modi government after issuing a notice to Twitter for violating Indian laws. Recently, Twitter had unblocked a few accounts and tweets that trended a controversial hashtag claiming that Prime Minister Modi was planning a ‘farmer genocide’ despite the government asking the social media giant to block them.
Around 250 tweets and accounts were withheld in India on the February 1 after the controversial hashtag trended on the platform on the January 30. The accounts of The Caravan, Kisan Ekta Morcha, actor Sushant Singh were some of the most prominent to be withheld. However, within hours, Twitter restored these accounts without even complying the government’s order.
Following the refusal of Twitter to comply to Indian rules, the government of India has asked Twitter to explain why it violated the laws of the country.
Modi government issues notice to Twitter for non-compliance of Indian laws
In the notice, the government stated, “Twitter Cannot Assume the Role of Court and Justify Non-Compliance.” According to Indian laws, “the intermediary is bound to comply with the order of the Designated Officer authorized by the Central Government, and in case of non-compliance, statutory consequences shall follow.”
The notice said that it was “astonishing” that Twitter was “commenting upon significant issues relating to freedom of speech relating to the power of the Central Government under section 69A of the Act and the constitutional desirability of the interim order dated 31.1.2021.”
The government has also warned Twitter of consequences for non-compliance of directions issued under section 69A of the IT Act.
Perhaps, the Modi government’s notice to Twitter has now unleashed Jack Dorsey to act against India and attempting to interfere in country’s politics.
State President of Maharashtra BJP, Chandrakant Patil has written to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath seeking action against Newslaundry columnist and former Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) student leader Sharjeel Usmani who had given a hate speech targeting the Hindu community at the recently Elgar Parishad conclave at Pune.
पुणे के एल्गार परिषद में शरजील उस्मानी द्वारा हिंदुओं के लिए कहे गए अपमानजनक शब्दों से पूरे हिन्दू समाज की भावनाएं आहत हुई हैं। इसी संबंध में कार्यवाही हेतु आज यूपी के मुख्यमंत्री @myogiadityanath जी को पत्र लिखा। महाराष्ट्र के हिन्दू समाज को @OfficeofUT से कोई उम्मीद नहीं है। pic.twitter.com/OipSigIN3Z
Accusing Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray of not taking any action against Usmani despite the lapse of five days since the incident, Patil said that Usmani’s speech has hurt the sentiments of Hindu community across the country. He wrote that spreading hatred against PM Modi and the Constitution of India was no less than sedition. In his letter dated February 3, 2021, Patil urged CM Yogi to take action against Usmani who belongs to Sidhari in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh. He demanded the strictest against Usmani and said that he should be made an example of to discourage people from making hateful comments and insulting the Hindu community.
Usamni booked by Pune police for promoting enmity between different groups
Following constant demands of the Maharashtra BJP leaders, Sharjeel Usmani was finally booked by the Pune police on February 2 for his hate speech against Hindus after a local BJP leader named Pradip Gavade filed a complaint against him. A case was registered by the police against Usmani under section 153 A of the Indian Penal Code for promoting enmity between different groups on the ground of religion.
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh assured yesterday that Usmani would be arrested from whatever state he is in.
Sedition case filed against Usmani in Lucknow
A case of sedition has been filed against Sharjeel Usmani at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The FIR was filed at Hazratganj police station on the complaint of one Anuraj Singh who reportedly told the police that he found a video of Usmani’s speech on Internet. Singh accused Usmani of creating hate against the Yogi government, promoting enmity among groups, hurting religious sentiments and conspiring against the government.
The FIR has been lodged under sections 124 A (sedition), 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups), 295 A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings), 298 (uttering words with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings) and the relevant sections of the IT Act.
Usmani’s hate speech against Hindus
On January 30, 2021, Usmani had reportedly used derogatory language against the Hindu community during Elgar Parishad held at Ganesh Kala Krida Manch. In his speech targeting Hindus, he had said that the Hindu society was ‘rotten’ to the core. He spoke about the Uttar Pradesh Yogi government and accused it of killing 19 people everyday in encounters in one year, all of whom were either Muslims or Dalits.
Recognising the importance of the farm reforms initiated by India, the United States on Wednesday voiced its support for the three farm laws passed by the Modi government.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Biden administration said that it welcomes steps that would improve the efficiency of India’s markets and attract greater private sector investment.
The statement issued by the US State Dept indicated that the new Biden Administration is supportive of the Indian government’s move to reform the agricultural sector that attracts private investment and greater market access to farmers.
Not to be lost in this, State Dept broadly appears to back India’s agricultural reforms amid #FarmersProtests: "In general, the United States welcomes steps that would improve the efficiency of India's markets and attract greater private sector investment." https://t.co/phU9UVHR9n
Rejecting violence in the name of protests carried out by the ‘farmers’, the Biden administration also said that recognised peaceful protests as a hallmark of a thriving democracy and praised Modi government’s progressive farm sector reforms.
Even though observers in India have welcomed Joe Biden administration’s support for the farm laws, they have also expressed caution against US government’s intervention in country’s internal affairs.
The Biden administration’s support for the farm laws comes just a day after foreign vested interests attempted to peddle false propaganda against India by expressing their solidarity with a bunch of protestors, who have been accused of unleashing riots on the streets of Delhi.
Singer-actress Rihanna, along with former porn-star Mia Khalifa and child protestors such as Greta Thunberg on Tuesday interfered in country’s internal affair by endorsing violence in the name of supporting ‘farmer’ protests, causing a massive backlash against these so-called international celebrities. The statements of these celebrities were used by various political heads like pro-Khalistan Canadian MP Jagmeet Singh.
However, the Indian government issued a stern warning to these foreigners and asked these individuals and entities with no locus standi in India’s internal matters, to ascertain facts and undertake a proper understanding of the farmers’ protest before rushing to comment on it.
Interestingly, hours after Rihanna stormed a massive political controversy, certain reports highlighted the reason behind Rihanna’s intervention to support Khalistani protestors disguised as ‘farmers’ in India. It is being suspected that Canadian top politician Jagmeet Singh, who is notoriously known for supporting Khalistan separatism, could be behind Rihanna’s anti-Indian propaganda.
Greta Thunberg leaks sinister global campaign against India
Amidst the allegations of foreign interference against India, child protestor Greta Thunberg inadvertently revealed the sinister global campaign against India after she shared a ‘Toolkit‘ for those who want to support the ongoing ‘farmer protests’ in the country.
The documents, at the first glance, clarifies that it is not an organic wave of support but well-planned propaganda against the Indian government. However, when people noticed the contents in the documents, it was revealed that an international campaign was plotted against India to defame country internationally. Although Greta Thunberg has deleted the tweet, but the damage has already been done.
The document shared by Greta Thunberg listed a series of actions that people across the world could take to support the ‘farmer protests’ and also listed actions that had been undertaken. The document also made it clear that the global attempts to incite unrest in India had begun prior to the Republic Day riots.
Subsequently, Greta uploaded a second updated document for the protest agenda.
