Toolkit case: Disha Ravi s arrest triggers row, police hunts for 2 other accused | Top developments
The arrest of 21-year-old Disha Ravi by Delhi Police in an FIR on the toolkit shared by climate campaigner Greta Thunberg in support of the ongoing farmer protests has triggered a political row in India. Meanwhile, the police is on the lookout for the other two accused in the case. Here is all you need to know about the toolkit case.
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UPDATED: February 16, 2021 08:57 IST
Disha Ravi s motivation to become a climate activist came from watching her grandparents, who are farmers and struggle with the effects of climate change. (Photo: India Today)
India
Thursday 11 February 2021, by Himanshi Dahiya
As lakhs of farmers continue their protest against the new farm legislations introduced by the Modi government, a remarkable number of women are not only braving the rough weather by participating in these demonstrations but are also leading from the front.
The agitation which has now entered its third month is being deemed as one of the world’s biggest protests where farmers from several states in the country marched to India’s national capital in late November and early December of 2020.
Sixty-five-year-old Jasbir Kaur Natt has been a farmers’ and labourers’ rights activist for more than 30 years. She is a state committee member of the Punjab Kisaan Union and is identified as a communist. We met her near the main stage at the Tikri Border, where, as the head of the steering committee, she is responsible for handling the speakers and the crowd. “In addition to being a farmer leader, I am also a communist. I have been
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A person reads tweets by Indian celebrities, one of the many backing the Indian government, on his mobile in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. It took just one tweet from pop star Rihanna to anger the Indian government and supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi s party, after she tweeted about the farmer protests that have gripped India. Now, senior Indian ministers, Bollywood celebrities, sports stars, journalists close to Modi s party and a rare statement by Indiaâs foreign ministry urging Indians to unite and denounce voices from outside India who try to break the country. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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