Twitter should remove hate-filled content against Sikhs immediately, says SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Bibi Jagir Kaur on Monday reminded Twitter that it has lost its legal cover in India, asked the microblogging site to take action against alleged hate-filled content on its platform against Sikhs.

Kaur, however in the same tone, added that the SGPC won’t pursue any legal action against Twitter separately for hate, as it understood and respected the value of freedom of speech and expression.

“Under the new IT rules, Twitter has lost its legal shield in India. We can lodge a police complaint against it for allowing hate-filled messages against Sikhs calling for their genocide. But we do not want to single out Twitter as other social media platforms are also not doing anything to remove the hate content against Sikhs.