Would’ve been an honour to plan farmers’ protest toolkit: Pieter Friedrich claims ‘innocence’
Would’ve been an honour to plan farmers’ protest toolkit: Pieter Friedrich claims ‘innocence’
US-based South Asian affairs analyst and author Pieter Friedrich, whose name has cropped up in the toolkit case, has claimed that he had nothing to do with it.
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Pieter Friedrich had cropped up during the probe into the toolkit case (Photo: Medium/PieterJFriedrich)
Pieter Friedrich, one of the several influencers accused of drafting and promoting the toolkit to support the farmers’ protest on the international stage, has claimed that he played no role in it.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Monday denounced the misuse of power by the Indian police for targeting media workers who were.
Who is Pieter Friedrich, author-activist featuring in toolkit probe? Who is Pieter Friedrich, author and activist featuring in toolkit probe?
Of the several influencers mentioned in the toolkit that Greta Thunberg tweeted on February 4 was one Pieter Friedrich. The toolkit , which had the detailed plan of action for amplifying farmers protests and listed a number of social media handles to be followed, is now being probed by Delhi Police in connection with the tractor rally violence on Republic Day.
On Monday, DCP (Cyber Cell) Manishi Chandra said Friedrich is an active proponent of Khalistan and has been on the radar of security agencies since 2006.
A Delhi court on Sunday sent a 21-year-old climate activist to five days police custody in connection with allegedly being involved in sharing a toolkit on social media related to the farmers protest. Disha Ravi, arrested by a Cyber Cell team of the Delhi Police from Bengaluru on Saturday, was produced before a court here and police sought her seven days custody. The police said her custody was required to probe an alleged larger conspiracy against the government of India and to ascertain her alleged role relating to the Khalistan movement. During the hearing, Ravi broke down inside the courtroom and told the judge that she had edited only two lines and that she wanted to support the farmers protest.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said the Union government was ready to resume talks with the farmers unions if they (farmers) came out with some new proposals. Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Goyal, who is part of the government team of negotiators with farmer unions along with others, said the Modi government is sensitive towards the farmers concerns and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the whole government was ready to resolve the issue through dialogue. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the government is a phone call away but someone has to call to talk or move ahead. If farmers have any objection to the laws then let us know and the government is willing to address it, he said.