Ignore misinformation circulated on social media: Rajnath Singh

Directing security forces to use social media 'wisely and judiciously', Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that a lot of misinformation is being circulated on social media by anti-national elements, which must be ignored."The anti-national elements are trying to foment tension in the society by posting unverified information on social media. I urge you to not to forward such messages without verification or even believe in such things," the minister said while launching the intelligence wing of the Sashastra Seema Bal.He further pointed out that such "nonsense news, most of the times, are completely wrong without any basis". "Such things are regularly circulated on social media such as via WhatsApp and many people consider them to be true. I want to tell SSB jawans not to believe such messages," he said.He told them to be careful before believing or forwarding them.He lauded the SSB saying it is very tough to guard open borders that allow free movement of people. The SSB guards the 1,751 km-long Indo-Nepal and the 699 km-long Indo-Bhutan borders."In an open border, the force does not know who is anti-national, which way a criminal is coming or who is carrying fake Indian currency notes or drugs," he said adding that the force under IPS officer Archana Ramasundaram, who retires on September 30, has done a great job.He also said that a lot of things have been done by his government for the forces and martyrs in the last three years but that is "not enough". "Much more needs to be done on every front, from welfare to warfare. I am sure we will be doing it to make the forces more robust," he said.The Home Minister launched the SSB's first intelligence wing, which will gather information along the borders with Bhutan and Nepal. The wing will have 650 field and staff agents to gather actionable information.