What’s this
Toolkit case? Why is everyone talking about the arrest of a Bengaluru girl
Disha Ravi?
Why is the Opposition slamming Centre claiming India won’t be silenced?
It all started on Feb 3 when Swedish Climate activist Greta Thunberg extended her support to the protesting farmers in India.
She also
tweeted a toolkit, which was a document that mentioned two accounts including Fridays
For Future, an international movement for raising awareness on climate change.
According to media reports, the document also contained links to a website run by volunteers abroad.
The tweet
was deleted and Greta posted an updated toolkit.
Now, what
is a toolkit?
It is a document
that familiarises people to a pressing situation calling for action through
social media. In this case, an analysis of the farmers’ plight, who to tag,
hashtags to be used like #StandWithFarmers, etc.
What were
the Indian celebs up to?
With
international celebs like Rihanna and Greta speaking about Farmers Protests,
many Indian celebs from Akshay Kumar to Sachin Tendulkar, spoke about how India
must stand united and fight against propaganda, emphasising that external
forces must only remain spectators. This however, didn’t go down well with
Sachin’s fans in Punjab, who protested claiming the cricketer wasn’t standing
for farmers.
Here’s the Delhi Police’s version:
The Delhi
Police filed an FIR against the creators of the first toolkit that appeared on
social media. They said the action plan in the toolkit predates and provides
copycat execution of the Jan 26 violence.
In a covert
operation, they arrested Disha Ravi, a key member of Fridays for Future, in
Bengaluru on Feb 14. They accused her of being the key conspirator in the
document’s dissemination. She is also alleged to be one of the editors of the toolkit.
They have also identified Nikita Jacob and Shantanu as part of the gang that allegedly held a meeting with Poetic Justice Khalistani Foundation.
The
opposition leaders and many environmentalists have risen against the Centre’s action
of “unprecedented attack on democracy”. Protests are being held too.
Where is Disha Ravi?
The court
has granted 5-day custody of Disha to the police.
The
question now is whether there was any involvement of a seditious act.
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