The Congress party said on Thursday Twitter has locked its account in response to a post it had made on August 8.
“@TwitterIndia lock our accounts, we challenge you. Nothing will stop us from fighting for justice & exposing the truth…” the Twitter post by India’s main opposition party had said.
The Congress used its Instagram account to share a screenshot of its locked Twitter account. "Modi ji, just how afraid are you? Reminder: The Congress party fought for our nation's independence, equipped only with truth, non-violence & the will of the people.
We won then, we'll win again," said the party, referring to the Prime Minister.
“You may not publish or post other people’s private information without their express authorisation and permission,” the Congress’s Instagram post quoted a Twitter message as saying why the party’s handle had been blocked.
Twitter was not immediately available for comment. The social media website on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that it has deleted a post by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that had a photograph of the parents of a nine-year-old Dalit girl, who was allegedly raped and killed in Delhi earlier in August.
Twitter temporarily blocked Ravi Shankar Prasad, the former Information Technology minister, in June for allegedly violating copyright rules in an old tweet.
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