A tunnel-like structure was discovered at the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Thursday. Speaking to ANI, Delhi Legislative Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel said that the tunnel connects the legislative assembly to Red Fort and was used by the Britishers to avoid reprisal while moving freedom fighters. Goel further informed that the Delhi Legislative Assembly, which was used as Central Legislative Assembly after shifting of capital from Kolkata to Delhi in 1912, was turned into a court in 1926 and Britishers used this tunnel to bring freedom fighters to the court. "When I became an MLA in 1993, there was hearsay about a tunnel present here that goes till Red Fort and I tried to search for its history. But there was no clarity over it," he stated. "Now we have got the mouth of the tunnel but we are not digging it further as all the paths of the tunnel have been destroyed due to metro projects and sewer installations," he added. The assembly speaker added that i...
Twitter Suspends Afghan caretaker President Saleh and Party's Account, but Refuses to Suspend Account's of Taliban Leaders
On one hand, social media giants such as Facebook and YouTube are preventing Islamist group Taliban from using their respective platforms, Twitter is of a different opinion. In fact, it has refused to suspend the accounts of Taliban leaders, giving them a platform to propagate its messages.

Responding to a query on whether it will take action against Taliban spokespersons on the platform, it vowed to proactively enforce its rules on the "glorification of violence, platform manipulation and spam."
"Twitter's top priority is keeping people safe, and we remain vigilant," Twitter said in a statement.
Twitter, on the other hand, has suspended accounts of Afghan political leaders, which raises more questions than answers. Afghanistan's First Vice President Amrullah Saleh, who claimed the title of "legitimate caretaker President" is also a victim of Twitter's suspension. It has now suspended accounts related to Amrullah Saleh's office as well as his Party.
Twitter claimed that the Saleh Party and other related accounts violated the platforms guidelines when the party claimed to be the next and upcoming ruler in Afghanistan. Saleh's account, however, remains active as of this writing, in which he cited the rule of law.
"Clarity: As per d constitution of Afg, in absence, escape, resignation or death of the President the FVP becomes the caretaker President. I am currently inside my country & am the legitimate care taker President. Am reaching out to all leaders to secure their support & consensus," Saleh had said in a tweet.
Twitter's decision hasn't gone well with many, who've criticised the microblogging platform. Drawing parallel to blocking the account of former US President Donald Trump after the Capitol Hill riots, critics pointed out Twitter's ignorance to the fact how Taliban took over Afghanistan.
By allowing Taliban spokespersons on the platform, Twitter is giving an amplified voice to the terror group. There are hundreds and thousands of followers on each of the members' accounts, which haven't been verified by Twitter.
On the contrary, Facebook and YouTube have deemed Taliban a terrorist organization and suspended them from the platforms.
Source: IBT
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