: Centre is trying to ‘bulldoze’ Twitter, Bengal government, says Mamata Banerjee #IndiaNEWS West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday castigated the Narendra Modi government for its “efforts

Centre is trying to ‘bulldoze’ Twitter, Bengal government, says Mamata Banerjee #IndiaNEWS
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday castigated the Narendra Modi government for its “efforts to control??? social media giant Twitter, PTI reported.Her comments came at a time when tension has been brewing between Twitter and the Centre on the new information technology rules and the alleged “Congress toolkit??? case. The Uttar Pradesh Police have also included Twitter in an first information report for not removing posts about the assault of an elderly Muslim man in Ghaziabad district on June 5. The company has been booked for “intent to a riot, promoting enmity and criminal conspiracy???.Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has also accused Twitter of taking “the path of deliberate defiance??? and choosing to flag manipulated content only when it suited the platform.Banerjee condemned the action against Twitter. “They [Centre] can’t control Twitter, so they are trying to bulldoze it,??? she alleged. “They are trying to do so with everyone they are unable to manage. They can’t control me, and that is why they are trying to bulldoze my government, too.???Violence in BengalThe Trinamool Congress chief also said that there was no political violence in West Bengal. She said the claims made by the Bharatiya Janata Party were completely baseless.“There may have been one or two sporadic incidents, but those can’t...Read more

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