British MP slams Indian media outlets for ‘misinformation’ campaign to malign protesting farmers
calls them ‘hater troll factory’
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British Sikh MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi has lashed out at Indian media outlets for spreading ‘misinformation’ in a bid to malign protesting farmers and those raising their voices in their support by labelling them as ‘separatists and terrorists.’ Dhesi, who wrote to British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab along with 35 other cross-party MPs seeking an intervention in India’s farmers’ protests, slammed Indian media outlets by calling them ‘hater troll factory.’
In a series of tweets, Dhesi wrote, “Some in the media have begun misinformation of labelling peaceful farmers, or those speaking up for them, as separatists or terrorists. You do a disservice to your nation and profession. Hater troll factory: your abuse and intimidation won’t deter me from speaking the truth.”
The outspoken British Labour parliamentarian also shared screenshots of some Indian media outlets that had made desperate attempts to defame the Indian farmers by linking their extraordinary movement to separatists. Some outlets had also sought to undermine Dhesi’s credibility by accusing him of being a sympathiser of the pro-Khalistan movement.
Dhesi wrote, “Can’t take credit for attending a protest, let alone organising one. Please stick to the facts, rather than weakening one of the key pillars of a democracy."
Some in the media have begun misinformation of labelling peaceful farmers, or those speaking up for them, as separatists or terrorists.
— Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP (@TanDhesi) December 12, 2020
You do a disservice to your nation and profession.
Hater troll factory: your abuse and intimidation won’t deter me from speaking the truth. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/vWqVPOSDoB
Dhesi was recently in the news after his question in the British parliament left the country’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson red-faced. Johnson was widely mocked for confusing the India’s farmers’ protests with the border dispute between India and Pakistan. Netizens had called Johnson ‘ignorant and careless’. The British foreign office had to issue a clarification in the wake of growing negative bad press caused by Johnson’s gaffe.
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Fire breaks out in residential building in east Delhi, nine killed
New Delhi (PTI): At least nine people were killed after a fire broke out in a residential building in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar early Sunday, officials said.
The incident was reported around 3.48 am at a four-storey building in Vivek Vihar Phase-I, following which police, fire and disaster management teams rushed to the spot.
According to the police, the blaze engulfed flats on the second, third and fourth floors of the building, prompting a large-scale rescue operation.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
"Around 10 to 15 people were rescued from the premises during the firefighting operation. Two of them, who sustained minor injuries, were shifted to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital," a senior police officer said.
A total of 12 fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, while teams from the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), traffic police and local police assisted in the rescue and evacuation efforts.
Police said the fire was brought under control after several hours.
The identities of the deceased are yet to be ascertained, and efforts are underway to determine the cause of the fire, police said.
Further investigation and proceedings are underway.
