Social media must be used to wipe out negativity, spread awareness: UP CM

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday slammed the opposition for spreading negativity, lies and hate on social media. The remarks were in reference to the opposition protest on various issues, which has led to suspension of business in Parliament’s monsoon session.

Adityanath said that social media is a powerful tool which must be used to spread awareness and positivity rather than spreading fallacious information.

“Social media has become a powerful instrument of democracy. It must be used as a weapon to counter fake news and statements immediately in order to avoid conflicts that are made up to satisfy selfish motives,” the chief minister said while addressing a workshop of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) IT and social media cell in state capital Lucknow on Friday.