NEW DELHI: The microblogging site Twitter’s explanations to a parliamentary panel about showing Ladakh as part of China are inadequate and the act amounts to a crime carrying a seven-year prison sentence, committee chair Meenakshi said Wednesday Lekhi.
Representatives from Twitter appeared before the joint committee of parliament on the 2019 data protection bill and were questioned by members about showing Ladakh as part of China, Lekhi said.
“The committee was unanimous in their opinion that Twitter’s explanation of showing Ladakh as part of China was inappropriate,” Lekhi told PTI.
However, Twitter representatives told the panel that the social media company respects India’s sensibilities, it said.
“It is not just a question of sensitivity, it is a question of sovereignty and integrity of India, showing Ladakh as part of China amounts to a crime that carries a prison sentence of seven years,” Lekhi said.
Officials who appeared before the panel on behalf of Twitter India included Shagufta Kamran, Senior Public Policy Manager, Ayushi Kapoor, Legal Counsel, Pallavi Walia, Policy Communications, and Manvinder Bali, Corporate Security.
Officials from the Ministry of Electronics, Information and Technology, and the Ministry of Law and Justice also deposed before the panel.
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