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BJP Alleges Influencers Paid For Rahul Gandhi Event Videos
The BJP said some social media influencers were offered ₹25,000 to make videos about Rahul Gandhi’s event in Pune.
The allegation is based on a video showing a person discussing the proposed payment with a woman.
The videos would show Gandhi speaking, the crowd and students attending the event.
They would be posted on the influencer’s own social-media account.
The event is called “Chhatron Ki Goonj.”
Pune Police approved it but placed 30 conditions on the organisers.
These conditions include security, toilets, drinking water, fire equipment and working CCTV cameras.
The event is expected to attract 8,000 to 10,000 people.
The BJP’s Gujarat unit alleged that influencers were offered ₹25,000 to create videos about Rahul Gandhi’s “Chhatron Ki Goonj” event.
A video showed a person named Shantanu discussing two or three videos featuring Gandhi’s speech, the crowd and invited students.
The alleged videos were to be posted on the influencer’s own account by August 22 or August 23, according to the report.
Pune Police granted permission for the event subject to 30 conditions covering security, safety, facilities and crowd management.
The programme is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at SSPMS College ground near RTO Chowk, with 8,000 to 10,000 people expected.
- Who
- The BJP’s Gujarat unit made the allegation about social media influencers and Rahul Gandhi’s event.
- What
- The BJP alleged that influencers were offered ₹25,000 to create and post two or three videos about the event.
- Where
- The event is scheduled at the SSPMS College ground near RTO Chowk in Pune.
- When
- The event is scheduled for Saturday, August 22, from 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.; the videos were reportedly to be posted by the night of August 22 or the morning of August 23.
- Why
- The BJP alleged that the payment was intended to promote the event and display its crowd through paid social-media content.
Key facts
- Alleged payment
- ₹25,000 per influencer, according to the BJP’s allegation
- Event
- Rahul Gandhi’s “Chhatron Ki Goonj” programme
- Venue
- SSPMS College ground near RTO Chowk, Pune
- Scheduled time
- 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Expected attendance
- 8,000 to 10,000 people
- Police conditions
- Permission was granted subject to 30 conditions
- Drone rule
- Photography drones were prohibited at the venue
Quotes
BJP Gujarat
The Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, posting on X
“Rahul Gandhi caught in 4K! ₹25,000 being offered directly to social media influencers to show crowd in Pune? Why a failed attempt to mobilise the crowd, not by the power of ideas, but by the power of money? In a democracy, the people's real support is needed, not paid PR.”
freepressjournal.in
“You will have to record some part of Rahul Gandhi's speech, some part of the crowd. You can also make an opinion video. You can also talk to the invited students about how they are feeling about the event, about Rahul Gandhi.”
freepressjournal.in
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