Posted on Feb 14, 2021
India activist Disha Ravi arrested over farmers' protest 'toolkit'
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A 22-year-old Indian climate activist has been arrested after sharing a document intended to help farmers protest against new agricultural laws.
Police said Disha Ravi was a "key conspirator" in the "formulation and dissemination" of the document.
The "toolkit", which suggests ways of helping the farmers, was tweeted by prominent activist Greta Thunberg.
Activists say Ms Ravi's arrest is a clear warning to those who want to show support to anti-government protests.
Tens of thousands of farmers have been protesting for more than two months over the laws, which they say benefit only big corporations.
The new legislation loosens rules around the sale, pricing and storage of farm produce which have protected India's farmers from the free market for decades.
The farmers' protests mark the biggest challenge India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has faced. His government has offered to suspend the laws but the farmers want them replaced altogether.
Police said Disha Ravi was a "key conspirator" in the "formulation and dissemination" of the document.
The "toolkit", which suggests ways of helping the farmers, was tweeted by prominent activist Greta Thunberg.
Activists say Ms Ravi's arrest is a clear warning to those who want to show support to anti-government protests.
Tens of thousands of farmers have been protesting for more than two months over the laws, which they say benefit only big corporations.
The new legislation loosens rules around the sale, pricing and storage of farm produce which have protected India's farmers from the free market for decades.
The farmers' protests mark the biggest challenge India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has faced. His government has offered to suspend the laws but the farmers want them replaced altogether.
India activist Disha Ravi arrested over farmers' protest 'toolkit'
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Protection FROM the free market is very often bad for the country as a whole.
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Toolkit was created by Activist from Sweden apparently by amending an online program, which was then used by Disha in India in the Farmers Agitation sparking fears of foreign interference in Indian politics with a terrorism agenda.
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Do you know where an English translation of the document can be found? Was there anything else in the "toolkit"?
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CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana
CPT (Join to see), there was plenty in the toolkit that stirred the farmers to agitate against Government stretching to violence even. The attack on the Red Fort in Delhi was a result of toolkit, which was spread through Twitter using a Trump style attack.
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CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana
CPT (Join to see), this is why Ravi was arrested and placed in judicial custody following her revolt using "Toolkit" originally released through social media by Activist Greta Thornberg.
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India is a high percentage vegetarian nation, the last thing they need is a corporation producing genetically modified organisms.
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