Manipulation tag on Patra tweet vindicates our stand, says Congress

The motion by social media large, Twitter, in opposition to BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra is a vindication of the Congress stand that the BJP spreads ‘false propaganda and lies’, the principal Opposition occasion mentioned on Friday.

Congress common secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal, addressing an internet press convention collectively with senior spokesperson Pawan Khera, responded to Twitter flagging one among Mr. Patra’s posts relating to an alleged Congress toolkit as ‘manipulated media’.

“The Congress’ stand has been validated by this Twitter action itself. What the Congress has been telling for the last so many days, so many years about BJP’s false propaganda and spreading lies is actually validated by this single incident itself,” Mr. Venugopal mentioned.

“The action by Twitter proves forgery of the highest order… The world should see and realise how India’s ruling party is playing fraud in the middle of a pandemic. Instead of discharging their responsibilities, they are trying to stop others who are working for the people. The Congress is determined to respond to these photoshopped attacks,” Mr. Khera added.

For the previous 4 days, the Congress and BJP have been concerned in a bitter confrontation after Mr. Patra shared a doc on the micro-blogging web site which he claimed was a Congress ‘toolkit’ to destroy Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s picture.

Social media volunteers of the Congress had been instructed to check with the mutant coronavirus in the course of the second wave as “Modi Strain” or the “Indian Strain”, Mr. Patra had claimed.

Countering Mr. Patra, the Congress had filed a criticism in opposition to prime BJP leaders together with occasion chief J.P. Nadda, Union Minister Smriti Irani, organising secretary B.L. Santosh and Mr. Patra for alleged forgery and claimed {that a} letterhead of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) Research Department had been ‘forged to make a fake document’.

“I could have demanded action from the BJP president but what action can one expect if he himself is involved in peddling lies,” Mr. Venugopal mentioned.

Following the Twitter motion, AICC Research wing head, Rajeev Gowda tweeted, “BJP’s toolkit exposed — Mantris & leaders used FORGED “COVID19 Mismanagement” doc to divert consideration from how Modi Sarkar failed India throughout pandemic. Enough of your fakery. You liars have zero credibility. RESIGN!”

In his response, Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor mentioned on Twitter, “Why’s anyone surprised with “manipulated media”? We all know that “manipulated media” is the truth is BJP”s specialty. Just flip on your information channels.”