The Delhi Assembly’s committee on peace and harmony has summoned Facebook India’s vice-president and managing director Ajit Mohan in connection with its probe into the February riots in which 53 people were killed.

Less than a fortnight ago, Mohan had been questioned by the parliamentary standing committee for information technology in the light of reports on how Facebook India had allegedly influenced elections and condoned hateful posts of BJP leaders.

Mohan will have to appear before the Delhi Assembly committee on Tuesday.

The summons sent to Mohan says: “Significantly, in the wake of serious allegations levelled against Facebook India unit which you have been spearheading since 2019, you, the addressee, as the Vice-President and Managing Director of Facebook India and as a representative of the same, are best suited to deliver insights to the committee with respect to Facebook India’s internal functioning and enforcement of policies, and thus, your special knowledge in this regard would be imperative for the committee while examining the current issue in hand.”

After Mohan had faced the parliamentary committee last week, the committee had taken down several accounts on Facebook and Instagram in the name of Telangana BJP MLA T. Raja Singh and banned him from Facebook.

The Wall Street Journal had reported last month that Singh had made communal posts that had been allowed to circulate on the social media network’s pages.

Facebook India and Mohan did not respond to queries from The Telegraph on the summons.