The microblogging site Twitter's explanation in front of the parliamentary committee regarding showing Ladakh as part of China is not enough and is like a criminal act for which a seven-year jail sentence is provided. Committee chairman Meenakshi Lekhi said this on Wednesday.
Lekhi said that Twitter representatives appeared before the Joint Committee on Parliament on the Data Security Bill, 2019 and members asked them questions to show Ladakh as a territory of China. Lekhi told 'PTI-Bhasha', "The committee has a unanimous opinion that Twitter's explanation is not sufficient to show Ladakh as a territory of China."
However, he said that representatives of Twitter told the committee that the social media company respects the sentiments of India. Lekhi said, "It is not just a matter of sensitivity, it is a matter of sovereignty and integrity of India, showing Ladakh as a Chinese part is akin to a criminal act for which there is a provision of seven jail sentences."
On behalf of Twitter India, the committee was presented before the committee by Senior Manager, Public Policy Shagufta Kamran, Advocate Ayushi Kapoor, Policy Communications Officer Pallavi Walia, and Corporate Security Officer Manvinder Bali. Officers from the Ministry of Electronics, Information, and Technology and the Ministry of Law and Justice also appeared before the committee.
Central government gave strict warning
Earlier, the Indian government had warned Twitter sternly about showing an incorrect map of the country. The government had said that every attempt by Twitter to disregard the sovereignty and integrity of the country is unacceptable. Ajay Sahni, Secretary in the Ministry of Information Technology (IT), wrote a strong letter to Twitter's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jack Dorsi about this. Sahni said that any such effort not only tarnishes Twitter's reputation, but it also makes Twitter's impartiality suspicious as a medium.
Board Exam 2021: Chhattisgarh Board's 10th exam postponed due to corona
Chhattisgarh CGBSE Class 10 board exams 2021 postponed: Chhattisgarh Board's tenth examination ha
Controversy is going on when asked about caste and religion in the recruitment of Agniveers in th
NEP 2020 Indian History Corrected: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that students
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his deputy chief ministers Ajit Pawar and Eknath
US President Donald Trump has imposed an additional 25 percent tariff on India. This tariff has b
These days, there is a lot of debate in the country about the Mughal ruler Aurangzeb. Politics ha
The ongoing controversy over the film 'The Kerala Story' is not taking its name. Meanwhile, the e
Storyteller Devkinandan Thakur strongly condemned the attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh. He also ta
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat was invited to attend the consecration cere
As October is about to pass, changes are also being seen in the weather. After snowfall in the hi
