BJP MP Subramanian Swamy, who has surrounded the Narendra Modi government at every step, has once again put the central government in the dock in his attempt to interfere with the government on Twitter. He wrote on Twitter, why is the Modi government moving to curb Twitter beyond the already existing restrictions? This is to hide the massive failure of PMO and BJP IT cell’s Hiren Joshi, Swamy said. Let us tell you that Subramanian Swamy is considered very vocal about the policies of the government, he does not hesitate to ask questions in any matter.
Earlier on Tuesday, Twitter had demanded the withdrawal of some orders of the Government of India regarding the content. A source close to the matter had told that it has been described as an abuse of power by the company’s officials. In this regard, it has been challenged legally. According to the news agency Reuters, this attempt of a judicial review of the case of the US social media company is a part of the ongoing conflict with New Delhi over content regulation. Let us tell you that the Ministry of IT, Government of India has also warned of criminal action on Twitter if some orders are not followed.
Twitter is not following some orders of the government
In the Twitter dispute case, the Indian government has already said that big social media companies, including Twitter, have not acted on the request to remove the content. The Union IT Ministry last month warned Twitter strictly, saying that if Twitter does not comply with certain orders of the government, then criminal action will be taken against it. News agency Reuters has revealed, citing sources, that Twitter has fully complied with the government’s orders this week for fear of action against itself.
Why is the Modi government moving to curb Twitter beyond the curbs that already exists? It is to hide the massive failure of Hiren Joshi of PMO, BJP IT cell and paid-for riff raffs called ABs and GBs.
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) July 6, 2022
Twitter sought judicial review on the matter
Twitter has demanded a judicial review on the matter, saying that some removal orders are unable to meet the provisions of the Indian IT Act. While Twitter has not openly mentioned which removal order it wants judicial review? Let us tell you that under the IT Act, the government has the right to remove some of the social media content from the reach of the public, including the security of the country or for any other reason.
Swamy raised questions on BJP IT cell in April 2021
Now BJP MP Subramanian Swamy has targeted his own government regarding the matter of Twitter. It is not that this is the first time that Swamy has raised questions about Twitter and BJP’s IT cell, even before that in April 2021, Swamy had complained to PM Modi about the fact that BJP’s IT cell had a fake ID. They are being trolled since. He had informed PM Modi that he was constantly facing abusive comments on Twitter.