The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday alleged that social media accounts based in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore and other countries are building an anti-India narrative. The BJP further asserted that this is done at the behest of Rahul Gandhi and the Left ecosystem. The party further claimed that even the X account of the Congress head of the media department, Pawan Khera, is based in the US.
While addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters, BJP MP and national spokesperson Sambit Patra displayed various X accounts that he alleged were created from abroad, demonstrating social media campaigns against the Election Commission, the BJP-RSS, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on various issues, including the Congress` allegations of `vote chori`, reported PTI.
Even hours after Sambit Patra made the allegations against the opposition, there was no immediate response from them regarding these allegations.
BJP MP Sambit Patra asserted that, “Since 2014, the Congress, especially Rahul Gandhi, his social media and advisory team, and well-known faces from the Left have been leaving no stone unturned to insult Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India,” as cited by news agency PTI.
The Puri MP further alleged that, “For this, they have not refrained from even taking help from foreign forces,” reported PTI.
Accusing the Congress of having created their accounts on X in various countries, including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore and the US, Patra said that they now tend to build a “narrative” in India against the BJP-RSS and the Modi government.
“This has come to light after X introduced a new feature a few days ago through which one can find information about the account holders` location, date of creation, and other things,” Sambit Patra said.
Furthermore, the BJP MP also alleged that after using the specific feature, Congress leader Pawan Khera`s X account was found to be based in the United States.
Slamming the social media accounts used by Congress party leaders, he said, “Maharashtra Congress` X account is based in Ireland. They have now changed it to India. But when the account was created, it was based in Ireland. Himachal Pradesh Congress` account is connected via the Thailand Android app, though it is based in India,” as cited by news agency PTI.
Moreover, the BJP leader also asserted that after the new X feature was launched, information about the locations of many X accounts linked to Congress and the Left ecosystem has either been changed to India or concealed.
(With inputs from PTI)