Amritpal crackdown: Dozens of Punjab journalists banned by Twitter following govt demand

Over a dozen of journalists from Punjab were banned by Twitter in India following a crackdown in the state to hunt Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh.

Twitter said that the accounts of journalists have been withhled in India in response to a legal demand.

The journalists include Indian Express journalist Kamaldeep Singh Brar, Gagandeep Singh and many more.

What next??
Journalist Gagandeep Singh’s account has been withheld pic.twitter.com/Hb9ay3vqu6

— Arshdeep Sandhu (Raavi) (@arsh11kaur) March 20, 2023

Shameful that journalist @Gagan4344's Twitter account has been withheld in India. He had been providing balanced and timely information on developments in Punjab. pic.twitter.com/RUH5Jfqkrm

— Aditya Menon (@AdityaMenon22) March 20, 2023

Another
Indian Express journalist Kamaldeep Singh Brar’s twitter account withheld pic.twitter.com/Gqvb7LNner

— Arshdeep Sandhu (Raavi) (@arsh11kaur) March 20, 2023

Meanwhile, Internet and SMS services suspended for another 24 hours in Punjab, according to a government notice.

Many human rights groups and activists have been raising their concerns over the human rights violations during the government crackdown.

Meanwhile, Indian Express reported that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the chiefs of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) to be alert in the border areas as there is a possibility that Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh Sandhu might cross over the International Border in Punjab or via the India-Nepal border.