5 days ago
BJP attacks Rahul Gandhi after website fact-checks speeches
Rahul Gandhi has been speaking during a Congress campaign about education reforms.
A website called Jhooth Ki Goonj checked 40 statements from four of his events.
It said 29 statements were false and 11 were misleading.
BJP leaders used the website’s findings to criticize Gandhi.
They said he was using students’ concerns for politics.
Congress rejected this criticism.
Congress said the website was made as a political tool by the BJP.
Its Karnataka unit filed a police complaint against the website and two social-media accounts.
The Jhooth Ki Goonj website reviewed 40 Rahul Gandhi statements from four Chhatron Ki Goonj events.
It classified 29 statements as false and 11 as misleading.
The BJP accused Gandhi of lying and misleading young people for political purposes.
The Congress said the website was created by the BJP as a political weapon.
The Congress’s Karnataka unit filed a police complaint against the website and two social-media handles.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Indian National Congress, and the Jhooth Ki Goonj website.
- What
- A website fact-checked 40 statements by Gandhi, while the BJP and Congress exchanged accusations over its findings.
- Where
- The events were linked to Gandhi’s campaign, including programmes in Delhi and Pune; the complaint was filed by Congress’s Karnataka unit.
- When
- The checks covered four recent Chhatron Ki Goonj events; the article does not provide exact dates.
- Why
- The dispute concerns Gandhi’s claims about educational reforms and whether the fact-checking website is an independent effort or a political tool.
Congress position
BJP position
Purpose of the website
Congress position
Congress said the website was created by the BJP to use as a political weapon.
BJP position
The BJP presented Jhooth Ki Goonj as a youth-led effort to expose Gandhi’s alleged lies and misleading claims.
Rahul Gandhi’s statements
Congress position
Congress did not accept the BJP’s characterization of Gandhi’s campaign statements in the reported response.
BJP position
The BJP cited the website’s review, which labeled 29 of 40 statements false and 11 misleading.
Students and politics
Congress position
Gandhi’s Chhatron Ki Goonj campaign focused on concerns about educational reforms, including girl students and young women’s welfare.
BJP position
The BJP accused Gandhi of misusing students’ grievances for political purposes and misleading young people.
Key facts
- Statements reviewed
- 40 statements from four Chhatron Ki Goonj events
- Statements labeled false
- 29
- Statements labeled misleading
- 11
- BJP spokesperson
- Pradeep Bhandari
- Other BJP spokesperson
- Prem Shukla
- Congress response
- The party said the website was created as a political weapon.
- Police complaint
- Congress’s Karnataka unit complained against the website and two additional social-media handles.
Quotes
Pradeep Bhandari
BJP spokesperson
“Whatever lies Rahul Gandhi has told, parallel to that, I saw young people sharing the echo of lies website. Let Rahul Gandhi do public relations stunts but the youth of the country can hear his echo of lies”
NDTV
“I read all the 40 statements that Rahul Gandhi gave in the last four programmes. Many young people are saying that all 40 of them have been proven to be either lies or misleading”
NDTV
Sources
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