Centre’s direction to Twitter an attack on right to free speech: Pawan Khera

Twitter had taken down the Congress leader’s tweet on Centre’s direction

Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, who had sent a legal notice to the Information Technology (IT) and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and social media giant Twitter for taking down his April 12 tweet on the COVID-19 situation, on Monday said the Centre’s direction to Twitter is an “attack on his right to free speech”. Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Khera said his tweet only highlighted the “double standards” with regard to attacking the Tablighi Jamaat congregation last year when there were 6,000 COVID cases and “collective silence” about the Kumbh Mela and election rallies at a time when India witnessed lakhs of fresh corona cases. “As a responsible citizen and political activist, I will only restrict myself to my tweet. Where am I violating the IT Act or spreading panic or fake news?” asked Mr. Khera.