Delhi Police orders takedown of offensive posts targeting PM Modi during student protests

Delhi Police has directed several social media platforms to remove posts and videos containing offensive and abusive remarks targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi that were uploaded during the student protests at Jantar Mantar and the violence linked to the July 20 Sansad Chalo marchAccording to police officials objectionable content targeting the Prime Minister appeared across multiple social media platforms during the protests and the subsequent clashes in the national capitalPolice monitoring social media contentDelhi Police said its social media monitoring team has been continuously scanning online platforms to identify posts that allegedly violate applicable rulesOfficials said notices are being issued to the respective social media intermediaries directing them to remove such contentAccording to the police several posts and videos containing abusive language directed at the Prime Minister have already been taken down following these noticesThe cyber and social media teams are continuing to monitor online activity related to the protests to identify additional content that may require actionProtest followed violence during Sansad Chalo marchThe development comes amid continuing political tensions over the July 20 Sansad Chalo march during which students protesting alleged irregularities in the NEET and CBSE examinations clashed with security personnel while marching from Jantar Mantar towards ParliamentAccording to Delhi Police 130 police personnel and around 65 students were injured during the violencePolice said 15 FIRs have been registered in connection with the clashesOfficials also said nearly 3000 police personnel have been deployed in and around Jantar Mantar where an average of 10000 people have reportedly gathered daily since the protests intensifiedFacial recognition cameras deployedDelhi Police said Facial Recognition System FRS cameras are being used to identify antisocial elements entering the protest siteAccording to the police more than 2000 individuals with criminal records have been identified through the systemOpposition demands discussion on police actionMeanwhile the Opposition including the Congress has moved adjournment motions in the Lok Sabha and suspension of business notices in the Rajya Sabha seeking an immediate discussion on what it described as the brutal and disproportionate use of force against students during the July 20 protestLeader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has also questioned the police action and sought accountability over the alleged use of pellet guns and other measures during the crackdownDelhi Police has maintained that antisocial elements resorted to violence during the protest prompting police interventionWith inputs from ANI