Why is #ArrestRajdeepSardesai trending?

The tractor parade of farmers took a violent form on Republic Day in the country's capital Delhi. Farmer protesters started violence near ITO. The farmers threw stones at the police. The agitating farmers also attacked the police team with swords and sticks and tried to put tractors on them.

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At the same time, Navneet Singh, a farmer, was killed by turning the tractor, but India Today group Rajdeep Sardesai tried to spread sensation by tweeting fake news. Later, on being disturbed, the tweet was deleted like today.

Rajdeep wrote on Twitter, "45-year-old Navneet has died on ITO in police firing. The farmers told me that his 'sacrifice' would not go in vain. "

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Rajdeep tweeted, “One person, 45-year-old Navneet killed allegedly in police firing at ITO.” In a bid to pump up emotions, he added, “Farmers tell me: the ‘sacrifice’ will not go in vain.” To further sensationalise the matter, he tweeted a picture of the deceased’s body covered in the Indian tricolour.

However India Today had reported that the man died after his tractor had overturned. “One person died after a tractor overturned at Delhi’s DDU Marg on Tuesday during the violent protest in the borders and several parts of the National Capital,” the India Today report said.

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Now users are questioning on social media whether the account of Rajdeep Sardesai, trying to spread fake news and incite riots, will be banned or not?

Will @Twitter suspend @sardesairajdeep’s account for spreading fake news and trying to trigger riots in India’s national capital? @jack @TwitterIndia pic.twitter.com/cgjDpEgVwt

— Madhav Sharma (Modi Ka Parivar) (@HashTagCricket) January 26, 2021

Goons doing hooliganism
Rajdeep like reporter spreading fake news to turn it into riot. pic.twitter.com/tRYGwM8y5D

— Political Kida (@PoliticalKida) January 26, 2021

https://twitter.com/rose_k01/status/1354008311440392192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1354008311440392192%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-22754461913305461880.ampproject.net%2F2101211748001%2Fframe.html

Really wondering why @aroonpurie ji you have still employed this traitor rajdeep sardesai ...its high time @IndiaToday group awakens and think of their National Duties...#ArrestRajdeepSardesai

— Shriraj Nair (@snshriraj) January 26, 2021

You first need to act and behave like Journalist then talk about Freedom of Press. #ArrestRajdeepSardesai #RajdeepNotJournalist pic.twitter.com/7OeHmKa4k6

— Yo Yo Funny Singh (@moronhumor) January 26, 2021

THIS IS HOW Rajdeep Sardesai SPREADS FAKE NEWS. Man diеd when his tractor overturned. Sardesai saying he was Shоt. Arrest him For BLATANTLY Spreading Fake News intenteded to create Riоts. #RajdeepSardesai #ArrestRajdeepSardesai pic.twitter.com/cwIncQb26I

— Rosy (@rose_k01) January 26, 2021

https://twitter.com/ashokepandit/status/1354126092517265410?s=19

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