New Delhi: The Congress Party on Wednesday accused BJP Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrashekhar and journalist Arnab Goswami for spreading the hate-mongering narrative of the BJP and RSS.
“Primetime after prime time, we have seen how Mr. Chandrashekhar’s media outlets are promoting hate-mongering,” Congress Spokesperson Pawan Khera said in a press conference.
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“As a media baron, Mr. Chandrashekhar controls the media, and through it, he promotes his business and politics. This is the Vikram-Betal model and his three avatars,” added Khera.
Congress also accused the BJP MP of spreading fake news, “In May, 2017, Mr. Chandrashekhar retweeted a fake news article. When it was exposed, he undid the RT. When a police complaint was filed, he claimed that he was a victim of “intimidation”. How is it intimidation if one has done something wrong?” claimed the Congress spokesperson.
Pawan Khera further added that Congress is a political party. It is our duty as an Opposition party to highlight these issues so that the nation gets to know.
The Congress also accused PM Modi of distorting history,”Since PM is interested in history, let us remind him that the virus he talks about was brought up by the RSS. Mahatma Gandhi lost his life fighting this virus.”
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The Congress spokesperson also asked whether Companies of Rajeev Chandrashekar have signed any contracts with the defense ministry? Does Rajeev Chandrashekar as a media house owner deliberately compromise journalistic ethics by forcing anchors and reporters to push the ideology and agenda of the ruling party?
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