FIR filed over farmers’ protest toolkit as social media war escalates

New Delhi: Delhi Police registered a first information report (FIR) as the war on social media platforms over the new agriculture laws and farm protests escalated on Thursday. The government said a toolkit to help spur further protests that environmental activist Greta Thunberg had posted was evidence of a coordinated international effort to defame India and trigger unrest over the laws.

Taking cognisance of the toolkit, the FIR was registered against unnamed individuals and pro-Khalistani groups under Sections 124 A (sedition), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion). Delhi Police said no one, including Thunberg, had been named in the FIR. “It’s only against the creators of the toolkit, which is a matter of investigation and Delhi Police will be investigating that case,” said Praveer Ranjan, special commissioner of police (CP), Delhi Police.