Congress accuses BJP of ‘doctoring’ video to discredit ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’
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SANAVAD: The Congress on Friday termed as “doctored” a video posted by the BJP IT cell head claiming that “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans have been raised in the course of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Madhya Pradesh, and stated there will likely be “payback” for such techniques by the ruling occasion’s “dirty tricks department.”
BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya posted a video of the Yatra during which former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, occasion basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath are seen strolling and a voice purportedly shouting “Pakistan Zindabad” is heard in direction of the top of the 21-second clip.
The Yatra was passing by way of Bhanbarad within the Khargone district on the time.
“After Richa Chaddha’s public application to join Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat ‘Jodo’ Yatra, ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ (listen towards the end of the video) slogans raised in Khargon. INC MP posted the video and then deleted it after the faux pas came to light. This is Congress’s truth,” Malviya tweeted.
Hitting again, Congress’ basic secretary in control of communications Jairam Ramesh stated a video “doctored” by the “dirty tricks department” of the BJP is doing the rounds to discredit the “highly successful” Bharat Jodo Yatra.
“We are taking the necessary legal action immediately. We are prepared for such tactics, and there will be payback,” he stated on Twitter.
In one other tweet, Ramesh additionally alleged that the Madhya Pradesh authorities “intimidated” and aggressively prevented tribal households displaced by a diamond mining challenge within the Chhatarpur district from assembly Rahul Gandhi within the afternoon.
“This is democracy-BJP style,” the Congress chief stated.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, nonetheless, requested in a tweet, “The raising of Pakistan Zindabad slogan is uniting Bharat or uniting those who are breaking the country? Earlier also Bharat was divided, any plan to do it again? Those raising `Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans will not be spared at any cost.”
State BJP president Vishnu Dutt Sharma stated the elevating of the slogan proved that this was the identical Rahul Gandhi “who stood with those in JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) who wanted to disintegrate Bharat Mata into pieces.”
SANAVAD: The Congress on Friday termed as “doctored” a video posted by the BJP IT cell head claiming that “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans have been raised in the course of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Madhya Pradesh, and stated there will likely be “payback” for such techniques by the ruling occasion’s “dirty tricks department.”
BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya posted a video of the Yatra during which former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, occasion basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath are seen strolling and a voice purportedly shouting “Pakistan Zindabad” is heard in direction of the top of the 21-second clip.
The Yatra was passing by way of Bhanbarad within the Khargone district on the time.
“After Richa Chaddha’s public application to join Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat ‘Jodo’ Yatra, ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ (listen towards the end of the video) slogans raised in Khargon. INC MP posted the video and then deleted it after the faux pas came to light. This is Congress’s truth,” Malviya tweeted.
Hitting again, Congress’ basic secretary in control of communications Jairam Ramesh stated a video “doctored” by the “dirty tricks department” of the BJP is doing the rounds to discredit the “highly successful” Bharat Jodo Yatra.
“We are taking the necessary legal action immediately. We are prepared for such tactics, and there will be payback,” he stated on Twitter.
In one other tweet, Ramesh additionally alleged that the Madhya Pradesh authorities “intimidated” and aggressively prevented tribal households displaced by a diamond mining challenge within the Chhatarpur district from assembly Rahul Gandhi within the afternoon.
“This is democracy-BJP style,” the Congress chief stated.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, nonetheless, requested in a tweet, “The raising of Pakistan Zindabad slogan is uniting Bharat or uniting those who are breaking the country? Earlier also Bharat was divided, any plan to do it again? Those raising `Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans will not be spared at any cost.”
State BJP president Vishnu Dutt Sharma stated the elevating of the slogan proved that this was the identical Rahul Gandhi “who stood with those in JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) who wanted to disintegrate Bharat Mata into pieces.”
