New Delhi: A panel of Delhi Legislative Assembly has issued notice to Facebook Vice President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan in India regarding the hate speech. The notice issued has been asked to appear before the panel on 15 September. It is alleged that the social media platform did not take action against the hate speech as per the Facebook hate speech rule, which allegedly disrupted peace in Delhi.
“The summons was issued on the basis of recorded records along with the key witnesses,” an official statement said on Saturday. Significantly, Aam Aadmi Party leader and spokesperson Raghav Chadha is the chairman of this committee. According to the summons sent, Facebook should also be made a co-accused in the investigation, given the evidence that has come out regarding the violence. In the case of Facebook allegations, the panel has called for a response and the company’s managing director has been called.
“Summon was issued on the basis of scathing depositions of the key witnesses as well as incriminating material submitted by them on record,” an official statement stated on Saturday.
The summon by the Delhi Assembly panel on peace and harmony follows a recent Wall Street Journal report which claimed that one of Facebook’s senior India policy to be intervened in internal communication to stop a permanent ban on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker from Telangana T Raja Singh after he allegedly shared communally charged posts.
“We hereby summon you (Ajit Mohan) to appear before the committee on September 15, 2020 at 12 Noon at MLA Lounge-1, Delhi Vidhan Sabha, for the purpose of recording your deposition on oath and participating in the proceedings carried out by the committee, “Delhi Assembly’s deputy secretary said in the notice sent on September 10.
