Congress chief Jitendra Singh Alwar threatens journalist Aman Chopra with authorized motion

On Wednesday, December 21, Congress chief and former Union Minister Jitendra Singh Alwar threatened News 18 anchor and Journalist Aman Chopra with authorized motion over a video the place Rahul Gandhi is seen patting Jitendra Singh’s again as he ties Rahul Gandhi’s shoelaces throughout the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’.

Journalist Aman Chopra on Wednesday tweeted a video of the incident with the caption, “The one who has been patted on the back by Rahul Gandhi is former Union Minister Bhanwar Jitendra Singh.”

Quoting Chopra’s tweet, Jitendra Singh requested Chopra to delete his tweet and taunted him for having expertise with court docket proceedings. “Mr. Aman Chopra kindly take the tweet down. I am sure you would be having experience about court proceedings,” Singh tweeted. 

Mr Aman Chopra kindly take the tweet down.

I’m certain you’d be having expertise about court docket proceedings https://t.co/k8xiY0o4d5

— Jitendra Singh Alwar (@JitendraSAlwar) December 21, 2022

Congress chief Supriya Shrinate, Chairperson of Social Media and Digital Platforms of the Congress celebration, additionally accused the journalist of spreading faux information, and he or she additionally threatened authorized motion saying that Aman Chopra is likely to be effectively versed with authorized procedures. “What you are tweeting with the intention of spreading fake news is wrong. Jitendra Singh ji has given a reply to your fake news mastermind – read it. By the way, you understand the legal process very well,” Shrinate tweeted in Hindi. 

जो फ़ेक न्यूज़ फैलाने के आशय से तुम ट्वीट कर रहे हो वो ग़लत है।

जितेंद्र सिंह जी ने तुम्हारे फ़ेक न्यूज़ सरग़ना को जवाब दे दिया है – पढ़ लो।

वैसे लीगल कार्यवाही तो भलीभाँति समझते ही हो। https://t.co/XlMl4c7p0h

— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) December 21, 2022

Reacting to Shrinate’s tweet, Chopra stated that his intention was solely to share a constructive picture from the Yatra the place Rahul Gandhi tapped Jitendra Singh’s again.

“No Supriya ji, instead of threatening me with legal action, if you had seen the video, you might not have written like this. Rahul ji patting Jitendra ji lovingly on the back. If you find the intent of showing a good picture of Bharat Jodo flawed, then the problem is in your thinking and not in the tweet. thank you,” Chopra tweeted in Hindi.

नहीं सुप्रिया जी,मुझे लीगल कार्रवाई की धमकी देने के बजाय आप video को देखतीं तो शायद ऐसा ना लिखतीं।

राहुल जी जितेंद्र जी की पीठ पर प्यार से थपकी दे रहे हैं।भारत जोड़ो की एक अच्छी तस्वीर दिखाने का उद्देश्य आपको दोषपूर्ण लगता है, तो आपकी सोच में समस्या है ट्वीट में नही। धन्यवाद 🙏🏻 https://t.co/UlXzdPMDLa

— Aman Chopra (@AmanChopra_) December 21, 2022

Notably, Jitendra Singh, who seems to be on a spree of threatening folks with authorized motion, has additionally warned a defamation case in opposition to BJP IT cell in-charge Amit Malviya, who tweeted a video on Wednesday claiming that the Congress chief was tying Rahul Gandhi’s shoe laces.

In the 20-second clip, Rahul Gandhi was seen tapping Jitendra Singh Alwar and pointing to the bottom, after which the latter bent all the way down to tie his shoelaces.

“Former union minister Bhanwar Jitendra Singh goes down on his knee to tie Rahul Gandhi’s shoe lace. The arrogant entitled brat instead of helping himself is seen patting his back…इसी परिपाटी की बात कर रहे थे खड़गे जी? कांग्रेस में पिद्दियों की कमी नहीं है,” Malviya tweeted. 

Former union minister Bhanwar Jitendra Singh goes down on his knee to tie Rahul Gandhi’s shoe lace. The smug entitled brat as a substitute of serving to himself is seen patting his again…

इसी परिपाटी की बात कर रहे थे खड़गे जी? कांग्रेस में पिद्दियों की कमी नहीं है। pic.twitter.com/FtHCCwNTwu

— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) December 21, 2022

To this, Jitendra Singh claimed that he was tying his personal shoelaces and never that of Rahul Gandhi’s. He additional requested Malviya to apologise or be able to face authorized motion. 

“As incharge of ruling BJP’s National Info Dept your tweet is a complete lie and defamatory. The fact is that after being pointed out by Rahul ji upon my request he paused briefly so that I could tie my own shoelaces. Delete the tweet and apologize to RG or face legal action,” Singh tweeted.

As incharge of ruling BJP’s National Info Dept your tweet is an entire lie and defamatory.

The reality is that after being identified by Rahul ji upon my request he paused briefly in order that I might tie my very own shoe laces.

Delete the tweet and apologise to RG or face authorized motion https://t.co/HDXVii09bg

— Jitendra Singh Alwar (@JitendraSAlwar) December 21, 2022

Interestingly, Congress chief Supriya Shrinate went a step forward to ‘prove’ that Singh didn’t bow down earlier than Rahul Gandhi to tie his shoelaces as his sneakers do not need lace. 

Shrinate referred to as BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya a ‘fake news peddler’ for sharing a video the place Jitendra Singh could possibly be seen bowing down and getting on his knees in what seems to be tying Rahul Gandhi’s shoelace.

In her tweet, Shrinate shared an image of a shoe claiming that it’s Rahul Gandhi’s sneakers which he was sporting throughout the Yatra and stated that his sneakers have been laceless. 

“Hey fake news peddler @amitmalviya here’s a pic of Rahul Gandhi Ji’s shoe, which is laceless!! You have been caught lying yet again, but since you are authorised by BJP Prez JP Nadda and PM Modi to lie everyday – all 3 of you owe an apology to @RahulGandhi STOP LYING,” Shrinate tweeted.

Hey faux information peddler @amitmalviya right here’s a pic of Rahul Gandhi Ji’s shoe, which is laceless!!

You have been caught mendacity but once more, however since you’re authorised by BJP Prez JP Nadda and PM Modi to lie on a regular basis – all 3 of you owe an apology to @RahulGandhi

STOP LYING pic.twitter.com/qCylAXwFZ8

— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) December 21, 2022

But the photograph that she posted didn’t match what she was claiming, as it isn’t a laceless shoe within the picture. It could be clearly seen that there are laces on the present, and the phrase ‘Lock Laces’ could be seen on it. This means, this can be a shoe with laces, but it surely has Lock Laces, which signifies that the laces don’t have to be tied, they are often tightened utilizing the lock. But the lock might develop into unfastened, and it’s required to tighten it once more.

Lock Laces is a model of shoelaces with locks that be put in on common sneakers changing the common laces.

Shrinate was additionally trolled by netizens for sharing an image of Rahul Gandhi’s sneakers. 

This will not be the primary time that the Congress celebration, which steadily claims to be a champion of press freedom, has threatened authorized motion for the slightest inconvenience. The Congress celebration, which steadily accuses the BJP of undermining Indian democracy’s fourth pillar, has a historical past of threatening the media over no matter it finds objectionable.

In October this yr, Congress leaders took to Twitter to threaten the Delhi-based digital media firm ScoopWhoop with authorized motion over some outdated memes of Rahul Gandhi. In April 2015, ScoopWhoop printed an article titled: “These Rahul Gandhi Memes Will Tell You Why He Needs Special Treatment”, whereby it shared some hilarious memes in regards to the Congress chief. 

INC youth chief Srinivas BV lambasted ScoopWhoop for these 2015 memes it had printed in jest about Congress senior chief Rahul Gandhi. The Congress chief threatened to sue ScoopWhoop if these ‘malicious, false, and defamatory’ Tweets weren’t deleted inside 24 hours with an apology on all platforms.

We take robust discover of those malicious, false and defamatory tweets by @ScoopWhoop aimed toward tarnishing the picture of the chief who’s exposing the government.

Calling upon you to take away these tweets in 24 hours with an apology on all platforms or authorized penalties will observe.

— Srinivas BV (@srinivasiyc) October 14, 2022

Since the time of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Congress has threatened journalists for being “too critical” of their insurance policies or no matter they deem inappropriate, and the custom seemingly continues.