Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has made a big attack on Twitter's arbitrariness, saying that the company is interfering in the country's political process, which is very serious and worrying for democracy. Raising questions on his account being locked, Rahul said that being biased in political contests is not only dangerous but also an attack on the democratic structure of the country. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has also taken to Twitter and said that a company is helping the government to suppress the voice of crores of the people of India.
Congress leaders fight over the Twitter issue
After this sharp attack of the former Congress President, the war of Congress leaders with Twitter has intensified on the issue of locking the account. Rahul Gandhi issued a video statement on Friday and talked about Twitter taking such a step under pressure from the central government. The Congress leader said that by banning my Twitter handle, they are interfering in our political process. A company is doing the business of defining our politics and as a politician, I don't like it. Rahul further said, 'This move of Twitter is not an attack on him but the democratic structure of the country. This is not limited to just silencing Rahul Gandhi. I have about two crore followers. You are depriving them of their right to express their views. The former Congress president said that the move is not only completely unfair but it also goes against the concept of Twitter being a neutral platform. In this sense, it is also extremely dangerous for investors because taking sides in a political contest affect Twitter.
Attack on our democracy
Linking the incidents of Twitter accounts being locked and the opposition not getting a chance to speak in Parliament, Rahul said, "Our democracy is under attack. We are not allowed to speak in Parliament. The media is controlled. I thought Twitter was a ray of light where we could express our thoughts. But now it is clear that Twitter is not a neutral platform but a platform with bias and it listens to what the government says.
Twitter under pressure from the government
Rahul Gandhi said that this kind of behavior of Twitter needs to be noticed by the country and as Indians, we have to ask the question of whether we are going to allow companies just because they define our politics. bow before the Government of India? Will this continue to happen or will the citizens of the country define their politics, that is the real question. Why was Rahul's account closed, tell that after the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Delhi, Rahul Gandhi had met the victim's family? He shared a picture of the girl meeting her relatives on Twitter. When the BJP leaders and the National Children's Commission complained about this and raised the demand for action, Twitter has closed the accounts of more than five thousand Congress leaders-workers-supporters along with the official account of Congress, not only Rahul.
Priyanka came in support of Rahul
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, supporting Rahul's statements on this issue, tweeted, 'The most serious thing is that a company is interfering in the political process of this country for its business, the government is trying to suppress the voice of crores of people of India. is helping.
BJP takes a jibe at Rahul Gandhi after the Twitter account is closed
BJP took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account being shut down. BJP MP and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha President Tejashwi Surya said that Rahul Gandhi was shown the way out even from the only place where he was active. He said that Rahul Gandhi should use the new law for internet media brought by the Modi government to restore his account. Surya said that when the government came out with a new IT Act to empower Internet media platform users, it was Congress that was protesting the most. Rahul Gandhi cannot take the guise of freedom of expression by sharing photographs with the relatives of the girl who was killed after the rape. What Congress did is indecent, illegal, and inhuman.