"Delhi Riots: Facebook India to appear before Assembly panel on Nov 18" , 17 November 2021

The Committee on Peace and Harmony had summoned the senior representatives of the social media giant to depose over the North East Delhi riots before the panel on November 2.

... After seeking extension from the Delhi Assembly over a summon issued by the Committee of Peace and Harmony in connection with last year's riots in North East Delhi, Facebook India on Tuesday finally agreed to send its two senior representatives before the committee on November 18.

Facebook India said in a letter, "We again thank you for the opportunity to appear before the Committee of Peace and Harmony to provide our views to assist the committee in its aims to recommend preventative and remedial measures concerning issues of governance, social cohesion, unity, brotherhood and peace and to strengthen overall social-economic development through communal harmony. Facebook shares the committee's aim to improve harmony among religious communities, linguistic communities, and social groups." …

The committee was constituted after the riots that broke out in North East Delhi in February 2020 after clashes between anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) and pro-CAA protesters took a violent turn...