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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 8 (ANI): Congress leader Sachin Sawant on Monday informed that Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has given orders to the Intelligence Department to probe the row over tweets by celebrities on the farmers' issue. He also hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleging that national heroes were being intimidated by the ruling party.
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The announcement comes days after several famous faces tweeted on the farmers protests using social media hashtags #IndiaTogether and #IndiaAgainstPropaganda.
Their tweets followed American pop star Rihanna and climate activist Greta Thunberg s comments backing farmers protests against Centre s three new farm laws.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J P Nadda took a swipe at the Maharashtra government on Monday, saying it has a unique model of governance that hails noises of anarchy from overseas but harasses patriotic Indians who stand for the nation. His tweet against the Maha Vikas Aghadi came after Maharashtra Home MinisterAnil Deshmukh said the state intelligence department will conduct a probe into allegations that some celebrities were pressured recently to issue tweets in connection with the ongoing farmers protest.
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