Justice Sharma observed that the petitioner (Mohammed Zubair) did not identify a specific device or document in the plea. Replying to the judge, Banerjee clarified that the plea was about his mobile phone. The court then directed Zubair to file an appropriate application before the area magistrate for relief.
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The court criticised Zubair for not taking legal remedies and posting on X. Justice Varma said, “Come to the court then… You will go to social media and create social disharmony? Glancing at the tweet shows that you are trying to create unrest.”
In a tweet, Aaj Tak falsely claimed that the bridge was constructed at a cost of ₹42 crores but the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) spent ₹52 crores on demolishing it.
In a post on X against Nitesh Rane, Mohammed Zubair wrote, "In poll-bound Maharashtra, BJP MLA Nitesh Rane says 'Tumhare Masjidon Ke Andar Aake Chun Chun Kar Marenge' (We will come inside your mosques and kill them one by one). This is not the first time but there have been several such Anti-Muslim hate speeches by him in the past."
Mohammed Zubair and Alt News recently published a 'fact-check' to dismiss religious persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh, but in doing so, they underscored the extent of brutalities perpetrated by illegal Bangladeshi migrants in India.
Guardian journalist Hannah talked to a few known Modi haters like Akash Banerjee and Pratik Sinha to claim that misinformation and hate speech have increased during the Modi government