A Karnataka court has ordered Tumakuru Police to register an FIR against actor Kangana Ranaut over a tweet regarding Farm Bills passed by Parliament recently, PTI reported on Friday.
The order came based on complaint filed by Ramesh Naik, an advocate from Karnataka, on September 26. Naik sought action for Ranaut’s tweet posted on September 21 which read: “People who spread misinformation and rumours about CAA that caused riots are the same people who are now spreading misinformation about farmers bill and causing terror in the nation, they are terrorists.”
Farmers across the country have raised their voice and come out in protest against the three farm reform bills recently passed by the Parliament, during its monsoon session. Farmers and agricultural organisations have in particular, lashed out at the provisions of the bill mainly regarding market fee and trade area.
Naik argued that if such content were allowed to be posted, then “incalculable and irreparable damage will be caused to the farmers of the country.” The court had reserved its order in this matter and was scheduled to take up the matter again on Friday.
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According to Naik, such posts can cause provocation and enmity between groups and can fuel clashes between communities. The complaint further stated: “It seems that the government authorities have turned a blind eye to the same and does not have any established measures or rules and guidelines to control and regulate the same. On the bare perusal of all these content it is more than evident that the government is least bothered and as usual waiting for some dangerous consequences to happen before taking some appropriate actions.”
The order from the court said: “The office is hereby directed to issue intimation to the circle police inspector of Kyathasandra police station along with (a) photostat copy of the complaint for report.”