Delhi Police Files FIR Over Farmers' Protests Toolkit That Greta Thunberg Shared On Twitter
The Delhi Police has filed an FIR against in connection with a 'toolkit' which contained a detailed plan to back farmers' protests in India. The 'toolkit' was shared by climate activist Greta Thunberg on her Twitter account, which sent many into a frenzy.
Correction: It was earlier reported that an FIR was filed by the Delhi Police against Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. However, the police later clarified that nobody has been named in the FIR. This copy has been updated accordingly.
The Delhi Police has filed an FIR against in connection with a 'toolkit' which contained a detailed plan to back farmers' protests in India. The 'toolkit' was shared by climate activist Greta Thunberg on her Twitter account, which sent many into a frenzy.
We haven't named anybody in the FIR, it's only against the creators of toolkit which is a matter of investigation & Delhi Police will be investigating that case: Praveer Ranjan, Special Commissioner of Police (CP), Delhi Police when asked if Police has named #GretaThunberg in FIR pic.twitter.com/NT2wu0KN9h
¡ª ANI (@ANI) February 4, 2021
She deleted that tweet and later reposted an updated version of the toolkit.
On Tuesday, Greta tweeted in solidarity with the ongoing farmers' agitation soon after pop icon Rihanna tweet on farmers' protests attracted global attention to the issue.
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In her first tweet, Greta Thunberg wrote "We stand in solidarity with the #FarmersProtest in India" and shared a CNN article on farmers' protests and how internet services have been suspended near protest sites.
We stand in solidarity with the #FarmersProtest in India.
¡ª Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) February 2, 2021
https://t.co/tqvR0oHgo0
In another tweet, Greta Thunberg wrote, "Here¡¯s an updated toolkit by people on the ground in India if you want to help. (They removed their previous document as it was outdated.) #StandWithFarmers #FarmersProtest" and shared a document on details about the agitation.
Here¡¯s an updated toolkit by people on the ground in India if you want to help. (They removed their previous document as it was outdated.)#StandWithFarmers #FarmersProtesthttps://t.co/ZGEcMwHUNL
¡ª Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) February 3, 2021
Praveer Ranjan, Special Commissioner of Police (CP), Delhi Police, on Thursday evening said, "We haven't named anybody in the FIR, it's only against the creators of toolkit which is a matter of investigation & Delhi Police will be investigating that case."
"Preliminary enquiry has revealed that the toolkit in question appears to have been created by a pro-Khalistani Organisation 'Poetic Justice Foundation'," the police officer said.
The FIR has been lodged under the Indian Penal Code's Sections 124A (sedition), 153A (promoting enmity), and 120B (criminal conspiracy).
The FIR comes a day after the Ministry of External Affairs issued a statement asking celebrities to refrain from sensationalising the issue for the sake of popular hashtags.
