Don't Lecture Us On Democracy: Minister Slams Twitter Over New Rules
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Non-compliance of law under the garb of freedom of speech and democracy is not acceptable, Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that the India was proud of being the world's largest democracy and the government welcomes criticism, but non-compliance of law under the garb of freedom of speech and democracy is not acceptable. The minister also said that the social media platform should not "lecture us on democracy." He said that India has the distinction of being the world's largest and the most vibrant democracy, and gave the example that the BJP won the Assam assembly polls but lost in West Bengal elections. He said that in India the judiciary questions the government, the media questions senior ministers. "Today there are 100 crores users of Twitter in India. I am happy. Let them earn money. Allow users to criticise us. Most welcome. But when these profit-making companies start lecturing us on democracy...."
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