Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar needs to be prosecuted for spreading faux information by a social media publish through which he claimed that Congress supporters had shouted pro-Pakistan slogans within the Karnataka Legislative Meeting, state minister and social gathering chief Dinesh Gundu Rao stated on Wednesday.
The Union IT minister shared a video of the purported pro-Pakistan sloganeering through which a person will be heard shouting “Pakistan zindabad”, whereas one other tries to quieten him.
Nonetheless, in one other video shared on social media by Congress chief Randeep Singh Surjewala, folks within the Home will be heard shouting in assist of Congress MP Syed Nasir Hussain, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka. The slogans “Nasir Hussain Zindabad”, “Nasir Sahab Zindabad” and “Congress Get together Zindabad” will be heard.
Bharatiya Janata Get together MLAs have filed a criticism with the Speaker claiming that pro-Pakistan slogans had been shouted in a celebratory method after Hussain’s ballot victory, reported the Hindustan Instances.
“Rahul’s [Gandhi] Congress has elected as MP Rajya Sabha – sitting MP Nasser Hussein who’s ‘political secretary’ of [party chief] Mallikarjun Kharge,” Chandrashekar had stated in a tweet on Tuesday. “Take heed to what the supporters of this Congress MP are shouting contained in the Vidhan Soudha constructing after his election – ‘Pakistan Zindabad’”.
Scroll couldn’t confirm the authenticity of the movies.
Congress leaders have stated {that a} Forensic Science Laboratory report of the movies is awaited.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday stated that “strict motion” might be taken if the Forensic Science Laboratory report proved that the slogan was shouted, The Indian Categorical reported.
“There is no such thing as a query of defending those that shouted slogans in favour of Pakistan,” Siddaramaiah stated.
Rao stated that if pro-Pakistan slogans had been certainly shouted within the Home, his authorities “is not going to let such traitors go unpunished”. “There may be some confusion…Whether or not the slogans had been ‘Nasir Saab zindabad’ or ‘Pakistan zindabad’ needs to be recognized,” Rao added.
On Wednesday, Rao additionally criticised Chandrashekar for his “disgraceful” claims. “Being an IT Minister it’s much more disgraceful that he stoops to such determined, abject lows,” Rao stated in a social media publish.
The IT minister’s publish got here after the Congress gained three out of the 4 Rajya Sabha seats in Karnataka that had been up for grabs within the election on Tuesday. The Hindutva social gathering gained one seat.
Shouldn’t this man be prosecuted for propagating #FakeNews?
Being an IT Minister it’s much more disgraceful that he, @Rajeev_GoI, stoops to such determined, abject lows. https://t.co/Kpb1L8g3nq
— Dinesh Gundu Rao/ದಿನೇಶ್ ಗುಂಡೂರಾವ್ (@dineshgrao) February 28, 2024
On Wednesday, Surjewala stated that the BJP was pissed off and demoralised by their resounding defeat within the Rajya Sabha elections within the state.
“Not solely is that this a fully false bogey, that is the intense sense of exasperation that exists of their perverted mindsets towards anybody who belongs to a minority neighborhood, significantly a Muslim Minority,” Surjewala stated in a publish on social media platform X.
Pissed off & demoralised by their resounding defeat within the Rajya Sabha elections in #Karnataka, BJP leaders are peddling their favorite set of lowly lies of Pakistan Zindabad slogans being raised by supporters of Congress MP elect, Sh. @NasirHussainINC !
Not solely is that this an… pic.twitter.com/S8IlhVZVzW
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) February 28, 2024
The BJP organised a protest exterior the Karnataka Meeting on Wednesday amid the allegations that pro-Pakistan slogans had been raised by Congress supporters.
Chief of the Opposition R Ashok led the protest together with BJP leaders Kota Shrinivas Poojari, Sunil Kumar Karkala, N Ravi Kumar and others.
ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಸಂಸದ ನಾಸಿರ್ ಹುಸೇನ್ ಬೆಂಬಲಿಗರು ವಿಧಾನಸೌಧದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಕಿಸ್ಥಾನ ಪರ ಘೋಷಣೆ ಕೂಗಿದ್ದನ್ನು ಖಂಡಿಸಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಅವರ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಕಠಿಣ ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳುವಂತೆ ಆಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ ಪ್ರತಿಪಕ್ಷ ನಾಯಕರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ @RAshokaBJP ಅವರ ನೇತೃತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಶಾಸಕರ ಭವನದಿಂದ ವಿಧಾನಸೌಧದವರೆಗೆ ಬೃಹತ್ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನಾ ರ್ಯಾಲಿ ನಡೆಯಿತು.
ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಿಷತ್… pic.twitter.com/9ekZyy2rY0
— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) February 28, 2024
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday stated that the Congress was instantly “supporting” Pakistan, The Financial Instances reported.
In a video message condemning the incident, Joshi stated: “Right this moment, after the victory of Nasir Hussain within the Rajya Sabha election from the Congress social gathering, within the Vidhana Soudha itself, which is essentially the most sacred constructing of the democracy of Karnataka, pro-Pakistani, ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans have been raised by the Congress social gathering staff.”
Joshi alleged that Hussain was attempting to mislead the general public concerning the incident.