New Delhi: Noted Journalist Rana Ayyub on Monday said India was going through a phase wherein people of the country need to pick a side and it was not a time to be neutral.

Taking to her Twitter account she called on the people of the country and said it was time to choose democracy over dictatorship.

“Hello India. This is not the time to be neutral. This is the time to pick a side. This is the time to chose democracy over dictatorship” (SIC) she wrote in the tweet.

Her tweet came on a day when Twitter India withheld several accounts that were reporting and commenting on farmer protest. The micro-blogging site added the accounts were withheld over "legal demand".

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Amritsar (PTI): Former president Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that with digital transformation, economic reforms and a strong focus on the ease of doing business, India is moving towards becoming a global economic powerhouse.

He was speaking after inaugurating the 19th edition of the Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX) in Amritsar.

The former president said that this 19th edition of PITEX is being organised at a time when India is recognised as one of the fastest-growing large economies in the world.

Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the event organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) the former president, while referring to Punjab, said the state is a living example of courage, sacrifice and enterprise.

"The spiritual light of Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) inspires peace and humanity across the world. The heritage of Punjab is deep and inspiring," Kovind said, according to a statement issued by the PITEX.

The former president congratulated the PHDCCI for hosting the 19th edition of PITEX and suggested that the chamber should expand PITEX outside Punjab.

He proposed that a similar event should also be held in New Delhi.