Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Posters Target Rahul Gandhi Ahead of Indore Student Event
Rahul Gandhi was scheduled to meet students in Indore on September 19.
Before the meeting, yellow posters called “Jhooth Ki Goonj” appeared around the city.
The posters showed Gandhi’s picture and included a QR code.
The code led to a website that questioned 40 claims made at earlier student events.
Congress workers took down some of the posters.
Congress leaders said the Bharatiya Janata Party was behind them.
The Bharatiya Janata Party denied this and said students had made the posters themselves.
The disagreement added to political tension before the student programme.
Yellow “Jhooth Ki Goonj” posters featuring Rahul Gandhi appeared at several major Indore intersections before the September 19 event.
The posters included a QR code linking to a fact-check website that questioned 40 claims from four earlier student programmes.
Congress workers removed posters, while Congress leaders alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party had arranged the campaign.
The Bharatiya Janata Party denied the allegation and said students and young people had launched the campaign to oppose claims they considered false.
The event near Regional Park also involved 31 police conditions covering crowd management, entry and exit arrangements.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi, the Indian National Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and students and young people were involved in the dispute.
- What
- Posters titled “Jhooth Ki Goonj” appeared ahead of Gandhi’s “Chhatron Ki Goonj” student interaction, prompting competing allegations about who organized them.
- When
- The posters appeared hours before the September 19 student interaction.
- Where
- The posters were reported at several major intersections in Indore, Madhya Pradesh; the event was planned near Regional Park.
- Why
- The posters sought to challenge claims made at earlier student programmes, while Congress said the campaign was intended to obstruct Gandhi’s event.
Congress’s Account
Bharatiya Janata Party’s Account
Who organized the posters?
Congress’s Account
Congress leaders alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party arranged the campaign to create obstacles for Rahul Gandhi’s programme.
Bharatiya Janata Party’s Account
The Bharatiya Janata Party denied involvement and said students and young people initiated the campaign.
Meaning of the posters
Congress’s Account
Congress described the posters as political foul play and evidence of a negative mindset.
Bharatiya Janata Party’s Account
The Bharatiya Janata Party said the posters reflected students’ opposition to claims they believed were false.
- Event
- Rahul Gandhi’s “Chhatron Ki Goonj” student interaction
- Poster campaign
- “Jhooth Ki Goonj”
- Timing
- Hours before the September 19 event
- Claim review
- The campaign questioned 40 claims from four previous programmes
- Reported locations
- Congress leader Aminul Khan Suri said posters appeared at 50 locations
- Police conditions
- Police imposed 31 conditions covering crowd management, entry and exit
- Planned venue
- Near Regional Park in Indore