FIRs to be registered against false news on social media

Principal Advisor (Media) Naresh Chauhan today here informed that the government has taken strict action against the dissemination of false news targeting the Chief Minister on social media. He said that instructions have been issued to register FIRs against those responsible for spreading misleading information.

He said that, for the past few days, there has been a concerted effort to tarnish the image of the Chief Minister through unfounded propaganda on social media. This is an unfortunate and deliberate conspiracy.

In response, the Chief Minister’s Office has directed that FIRs be filed against the channels involved in this false propaganda. Besides this legal action would be taken to put an end to the baseless and malicious content being circulated.