Center has asked Twitter to explain why it showed Leh as part of J&K (Representational)
New Delhi:
The government has told Twitter to explain in “five working days” why it showed Leh as part of Jammu and Kashmir rather than a separate Union territory, the sources said. If Twitter is unresponsive or “unsatisfactory,” sources said the government has several options: It can block access to Twitter under the Information Technology Act, and a police case can be filed with up to six months. from prison.
In a notice to the Jack Dorsey-owned microblogging platform, the government said listing Leh as part of Jammu and Kashmir was a “deliberate attempt by Twitter to undermine the will of India’s sovereign parliament, which had declared Ladakh to be a Union territory with its headquarters in Leh, ”the sources said.
The government said Twitter should explain why legal action should not be taken against the website and its representatives for “disrespecting the territorial integrity of India by displaying an incorrect map.”
A Twitter spokesperson said: “Twitter remains committed to partnering with the Government of India and the Ministry of Electronics and IT to serve the public conversation. It duly responded to the letter and, as part of our correspondence, shared a full update. with the latest geotag-related developments. problem. “
Previously, Twitter had also shown Leh as part of China, after which the secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had written to Jack Dorsey. In response, Twitter had made changes, but has not yet corrected the map to show Leh under the Ladakh Union Territory. It still shows Leh as part of Jammu and Kashmir.
In the above matter, Leh’s geolocation was shown on Twitter as part of China. Also in that case, the government had relayed to Twitter that any attempt by the social media giant to “disrespect the sovereignty and integrity of India, which is also reflected on the maps, is totally unacceptable” and “illegal.”
Ladakh was separated from Jammu and Kashmir and was granted Union Territory status on August 5 last year when the center removed the special status under article 370 of the Constitution and divided it into two Union Territories: Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
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