Death of Unnao teenagers: Cong hits out at UP govt over FIRs towards 8 Twitter handles

The Congress on Wednesday hit out on the BJP authorities in Uttar Pradesh after an FIR was lodged towards eight Twitter handles for allegedly propagating pretend information in reference to the loss of life of two ladies in Unnao final week.
On Saturday, former MP Congress chief Udit Raj was booked for allegedly propagating pretend information by way of a tweet wherein he claimed that the youngsters had been raped and their our bodies cremated towards the desire of their household.

Condemning the FIRs, Congress communication division head Randeep Surjewala stated, “The FIR filed towards the previous MP and Congress spokesperson Udit Raj, a media portal and a few people is a transparent reduce occasion of strangulating democracy by the BJP and its leaders. Congress Party calls for the speedy withdrawal of all politically motivated FIRs, for such arm twisting will be unable to silence the voice of our leaders, who’re dedicated to the reason for the weak, disadvantaged and marginalised.

“Registration of FIRs against Congress leader Udit Raj, web portal Mojo Story and other individuals is yet another instance of brazen harassment and bullying by the power drunk BJP Government to silence the contrarian or dissenting voices,” he added.

Stating that the law-and-order state of affairs has utterly collapsed in Uttar Pradesh because the state authorities has failed in its obligation to safeguard the individuals, Surjewala stated the federal government is focusing on the media and political leaders as a substitute of going after the perpetrators of assorted crimes by “resorting to registration of false FIRs” and utilizing “other coercive measures to threaten and intimidate the people bringing the truth to light”.