Congress Accuses Facebook Of BJP Bias, Demands Joint Parliamentary Panel Probe
Congress chief mentioned “virtual imperialism has began”. (Representational)
New Delhi:
Congress chief in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the allegation of Fb’s “complicity” in favour the BJP and mentioned the Congress won’t permit India’s hard-won democracy “to be manipulated and tarnished”.
Mr Chowdhury mentioned media articles “have published how Fb and WhatsApp have colluded to tarnish India’s democracy”.
He mentioned “virtual imperialism has began” and alleged that there was once “an alliance between Fb and BJP”.
“In a span of simply two weeks, 3 separate articles improbable world media publications have published how Fb and WhatsApp have colluded with the ruling Bhartiya Janata Birthday party (BJP) to tarnish India”s democracy. It’s an alliance between Fb and BJP in order that the Fb can earn cash from India and lend a hand BJP successful elections,” Mr Chowdhury alleged.
He referred to an e mail written via the pinnacle of Fb India’s public coverage staff to her colleagues it sounds as if “regarding” BJP”s victory within the 2014 common elections.
Mr Chowdhury alleged that investigative articles in the United States media have “uncovered Fb and WhatsApp’s nexus with the BJP”.
Accusing two social media giants of “complicity in propagating hate speech and pretend information to favour the BJP in elections,” he alleged that Fb’s world management staff “was once smartly conscious about the biases and partisanship in their India management staff”.
He mentioned India is a sovereign republic and easily can’t tolerate interference in its home affairs via somebody, “let by myself a international corporate in pursuit of income”.
“The founders and leaders of the Congress birthday party sacrificed their lives to win India her freedom and to ascertain India as a democratic republic. We can now not permit this hard-won democracy to be manipulated and tarnished,” he mentioned.
In the hunt for an instantaneous Joint Parliamentary Committee investigation, Mr Chowdhury additionally demanded a prison investigation into the affairs of Fb India.
He demanded that each one “pending approvals and licenses for Fb and WhatsApp must be placed on dangle till the investigations are finished”.
Mr Chowdhury demanded suspension of Fb India’s management staff with speedy impact till the belief of the investigations.
The Congress additionally demanded an inquiry via Parliamentary Status Committee on Knowledge Era into actions of all heads of public coverage groups of international era firms running in India and setting up a code of behavior.
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