Congress utilizing worry, rumours and now deepfakes for its propaganda: Anurag Thakur
Union Minister for Info and Broadcasting and BJP chief Anurag Thakur. File
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Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Might 1 stated the Congress was utilizing all kinds of methods, together with deepfakes, for its propaganda.
He refuted the Congress’ cost that democracy was beneath risk or that reservations could be taken away by the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) authorities.
“It was through the Congress regime that democracy was completed by imposing Emergency,” Thakur advised PTI Movies on the Lucknow airport.
The Minister is in Uttar Pradesh to attend a number of programmes and marketing campaign rallies. “Congress is utilizing worry, confusion, hearsay, deepfake and all types of methods. The best way international powers attempt to destabilise any nation, the Congress is utilizing all types of methods for its propaganda,” he stated.
The BJP has lodged a criticism with the Election Fee of India in opposition to the Congress alleging that it circulated the “deepfake and morphed” video of Union Residence Minister Amit Shah to derail the ballot course of, and demanded strict motion in opposition to the social gathering.
“They (Congress) have been mendacity always. They are saying reservation shall be completed, democracy shall be completed. The Modi authorities dominated for 10 years, there was no discuss of reservation. It can by no means finish within the Modi regime. We’ve given the rights to SC, ST and OBC. However, the Congress has snatched their rights,” Mr. Thakur stated. Reservation is beneath risk in Congress-ruled states, reminiscent of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telengana, he stated.
“Congress humiliated Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar. It was within the Modi regime that Structure Day was celebrated and ‘Panch Teerth’ have been made. Our slogan is ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’,” he stated.
Mr. Thakur stated Uttar Pradesh would create a brand new document and play an essential function in reaching the “400 paar” goal on this 12 months’s Lok Sabha elections. “Be it in 2014 or 2019, UP performed a task. We’ve to take the achievements of the Modi authorities to each family,” he stated.
He additionally stated that Samajwadi Occasion chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi might have joined arms once more however the two ‘shehzadas’ “won’t be able to do a lot”.
He additionally questioned the Congress for allegedly not performing in opposition to MP Prajwal Revanna, the grandson of former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda who was suspended by the JD(S) over an alleged intercourse scandal.
“Strict motion ought to be initiated regardless of his (Revanna) household or political social gathering. I need to ask Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Karge, who belongs to Karnataka and the place his authorities is in energy, why an motion was not taken to arrest him (Revanna),” Thakur stated.
