Joint Parliamentary Committee questions Twitter for showing Ladakh as part of China

Representatives of micro-blogging platform Twitter on Wednesday appeared before the joint committee of parliament on Data Protection Bill, 2019 and were questioned by the members for showing Ladakh as part of China, even as the panel sought a written explanation from them on the issue, news agency PTI reported.

On October 22, the central government had conveyed its strong disapproval to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey over “misrepresentation of the Indian map”, asserting that any attempt by the micro-blogging platform to disrespect the country’s sovereignty and integrity was “totally unacceptable”.

The panel, headed by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi, contended unanimously that Twitter’s explanation of showing Ladakh as part of China was “inadequate”.