The Congress Friday mentioned its stand on the ‘Covid toolkit’ difficulty stands validated after Twitter used the ‘manipulated media’ tag for BJP leaders Sambit Patra’s tweets on the alleged Opposition get together doc on methods to goal the Centre over its COVID-19 dealing with. The Congress response got here whilst the federal government requested Twitter to take away the ‘manipulated media’ label, saying the matter is pending earlier than the law-enforcement company.
Congress chief Ok C Venugopal mentioned, “The Congress stand has been validated by Twitter’s motion itself. What the Congress has been telling for the final so many days and years concerning the BJP’s false propaganda and spreading lies is definitely validated by this single incident.”
“We will take note of it and will take further action,” he mentioned, when requested concerning the Congress’ follow-up motion. Party spokesperson Pawan Khera mentioned the world ought to see how India’s ruling get together is “making an attempt to create manipulative media throughout a pandemic with out fulfilling its personal obligation”.
“The people should see this,” he mentioned. “The Congress has pledged that it’s going to not ignore such issues, as they (the BJP) have been doing so up to now too. We will reply emphatically.” He also said that the party would continue to pursue action on a police complaint against BJP chief JP Nadda, Union minister Smriti Irani and Patra, among others, for “peddling a false narrative” by means of social media.
“The regulation will take its personal course. We will proceed with the authorized treatments,” Khera said, when asked about the future of Congress’ police complaint. The Congress leader said it will also pursue with Twitter for further stricter action against the BJP leaders. The Congress had on Thursday written to Twitter asking it to permanently suspend the accounts Nadda, Irani, Patra and other BJP leaders for allegedly “spreading misinformation and unrest in the society”.
Their communication to the social media website had come two days after they filed a police criticism towards the BJP leaders after they tweeted a so-called ‘toolkit’, attributing it to the Congress, on methods to goal the Modi authorities over its dealing with of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Congress has mentioned the doc was “solid”.
While the Congress was seeking permanent suspension of the Twitter handles of the four BJP leaders, the micr0-blogging site labelled as “manipulated media” Patra’s tweet concerning the alleged toolkit. The authorities, whereas asking Twitter to take away the tag, made it clear that the social media platform can not cross judgment when the problem is underneath investigation.
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