After Arnab, twitterati takes his channel to task; #Palghar_Exposes_RepublicTV trending on twitter
#ArnabVirus on number two in top trending hashtags
New Delhi: After the Netizens took Republic TV Editor and Anchor Arnab Goswami to task on Wednesday which saw hashtag #ArrestAntiIndiaArnab going top trending on twitter in India, the twitteratis decided to take to task his channel on Thursday. Hashtag #Palghar_Exposes_RepublicTV went trending on twitter in India on Thursday evening.
The netizens slammed Arnab Goswami, his channel and work ethics and blamed it for spreading hate among the citizens of different communities of the country. The users called out Arnab’s recent debate show on Palghar lynching incident of Sadhu’s wherein the journalist gave communal colors to the incident. Arnab in his debate show hadtried to create an impression that it was a communal incident and one particular minority community had lynched the Hindu Sadhus.
Apart from this, another hashtag labeling Arnab Goswami as ‘Virus’ was also among top trending hashtags in the country. #ArnabVirus was on number two trending position on Twitter while #Palghar_Exposes_RepublicTV was top trending hashtag after recording 25K tweets in no time.
Official twitter handles of Indian Youth Congress, All India Mahila Congress, INC Telangana President Uttam Kumar Reddy, Congress National Convener Hasiba Amin, Akash Banerjee were among those who posted tweets with the hashtag.
Members of the same community were the ones involved in the Palghar incident: TOI reports.
— Youth Congress (@IYC) April 23, 2020
Arnab Goswami instigated communal disharmony with his inflammatory speeches & lies. Such callousness must be penalized immediately. #Palghar_EXPOSES_RepublicTV https://t.co/RJhuEWQU4O
The @BJP4India has failed to manage #COVIDー19 and from day one they are trying to create Hindu-Muslim issue so as to deviate attention from ppl. And their media Dalal #ArnabGoswami @republic trys to helps them accomplish their agenda#Palghar_EXPOSES_RepublicTV
— RiA D'Souza (@RiaRevealed) April 23, 2020
As per my request on behalf of @INCTelangana, @LegalRti chairman & HC Bar Assn. Pres., Shri Damodar Reddy, has filed a complaint at Nallakunta PS last night against Arnab Goswami for his derogatory comments on @INCIndia President Smt. Sonia Gandhi ji. #palghar_exposes_republictv pic.twitter.com/IfSI86fnke
— Uttam Kumar Reddy (@UttamTPCC) April 23, 2020
It's important to call out channels like Republic and the lies that they spread. Again and again till action is taken. Because the damage that they're causing to our social fabric is extremely dangerous. #Palghar_EXPOSES_RepublicTV
— Hasiba Amin ? (@HasibaAmin) April 23, 2020
Republic TV & Arnab Goswami are the cheerleaders of Modiji and BJP.
— All India Mahila Congress (@MahilaCongress) April 23, 2020
On one hand the PM preaches that we are united in this fight against Coronavirus, on the other hand he unleashes his acolytes to divide the society.
Double standards !! #Palghar_EXPOSES_RepublicTV
15,000 votes and this is a nail-biter!! ?
— Akash Banerjee (@TheDeshBhakt) April 23, 2020
//
//#Arnab #ArnabGoswami #ArnabGoswamiAttacked #Palghar_EXPOSES_RepublicTV https://t.co/7LcYmDm5ig
#Palghar_EXPOSES_RepublicTV#ArrestAntiIndiaArnab
— Alka Lamba - अलका लाम्बा?? (@LambaAlka) April 23, 2020
None of 101 people arrested in Palghar case is a Muslim: Maharashtra home minister https://t.co/lQP367FBUd via @timesofindia
The hate mongering channel Republic and editor Arnab Goswami's attempts to incite communal violence by spreading fake news and creating fear among people has been thwarted.
— Youth Congress (@IYC) April 23, 2020
Truth behind #Palghar_EXPOSES_RepublicTV. Maharashtra govt must take action against this hate machinery.
While scientists are struggling hard to find a cure for Covid-19, Right wing journalists like Arnab are working heard to spread hate..
— Sasta Chanakya ?? (@SastaChanakya) April 23, 2020
Who will find a cure to hatred?#Palghar_EXPOSES_RepublicTV pic.twitter.com/KSvwAIDei8
The #Palghar's case , quick arrests of 101 people under Maharashtra Gov has rattled all those people who are habitual in garlanding the mob lynching accused with garlands and welcoming them.#Palghar_EXPOSES_RepublicTV
— Niraj Bhatia (@bhatia_niraj23) April 23, 2020
This is not Journalism but a very low level form of communal politics.
— Md Anees (@Mega_Kannadiga) April 23, 2020
No Muslim involved in #Palghar this #RepublicTV which is so far away from journalism provoking people towards religious hate. #Palghar_EXPOSES_RepublicTVhttps://t.co/gVpDRnP2rG
After he was caught lying on national TV, Arnab panicked & is now trying every trick to deviate the issue.
— Gaurav Pandhi (@GauravPandhi) April 23, 2020
The fact is that he will be arrested for trying to spread communal hatred by deliberately making false & inflammatory remarks on his channel.#Palghar_EXPOSES_RepublicTV
This is why Arnab is BJP's Lapdog & the biggest B&D in India
— Srivatsa (@srivatsayb) April 23, 2020
?Communalised Palghar though not a single Muslim among 101 people arrested
?Pathetic lies abt Mrs. Gandhi & linking her to Palghar
?All this done to bring down MVA govt in Maharashtra#Palghar_EXPOSES_RepublicTV
When his real quest should've been to identify what was our PM doing to stop mob lynching in India
— Reshu (@reshumulla) April 23, 2020
Arnab's key Quests were
▪︎r d killers muslims?
▪︎will Sonia end silence?
Since 2015 we've had 113 deaths due to lynching but none were covered by u#Palghar_EXPOSES_RepublicTV pic.twitter.com/MEfAkrIq6Q
Not a single Muslim has been named by the police in the Palghar lynching case, but Godi media channels like Republic and presstitutes like Arnab Goswami kept giving it a communal colour. #Palghar_EXPOSES_RepublicTV #ArrestArnabGoswami pic.twitter.com/FfLPUdjouQ
— Sarthak Kashyap (@sarthakkashyap4) April 23, 2020
Not a single Muslim has been named by the police in the Palghar lynching case, but Godi media channels like Republic and presstitutes like Arnab Goswami kept giving it a communal colour. #Palghar_EXPOSES_RepublicTV #ArrestArnabGoswami pic.twitter.com/FfLPUdjouQ
— Sarthak Kashyap (@sarthakkashyap4) April 23, 2020
This is not JOURNALISM!
— Rajkumar Patel (@revolution_raj7) April 23, 2020
None of 101 people arrested in Palghar case is a Muslim. @republic is injecting lies & hatred to disturb the social fabric.
Arnab clearly helps BJP to accomplish their communal agenda & deviate the people from exact issues.#Palghar_EXPOSES_RepublicTV
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
BJP worker’s 16-year-old son allegedly casts eight votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad; Video viral
Lucknow (Farrukhabad): A viral video has surfaced showing a 16-year-old son of a BJP worker allegedly casting eight votes to the saffron party during the ongoing general elections in Uttar Pradesh. The video has sparked controversy, and the opposition has urged for prompt action from the Election Commission of India, reports scroll.in.
The video shared by the Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on micro-blogging site ‘X’, showed the youngster recording himself while casting multiple times in a series of instances. The incident reportedly took place in Khiri Pamaran village, which falls under the Aliganj Assembly constituency within the Farrukhabad parliamentary seat. Mukesh Rajput, the sitting MP, is the BJP candidate in this constituency. Polling in Farrukhabad occurred on May 13 during the fourth phase of the general election.
In the viral video, the youngster is seen casting eight votes in total, all for the BJP, one by one with different clippings.
The youngster in the video has been identified as Rajan Singh Thakur, confirmed his father, Anil Singh Thakur to the Scroll.in. Anil Singh Thakur is the gram pradhan (village head) of Khiri Pamaran and a member of the BJP.
Anil defending his son told the Scroll that the ‘Video misrepresented his son,’ and claimed that the voting was done when the machine was being tested in some instances and other clipping of him voting on behalf of mentally and physically disabled voters was merged and made into a video.
Despite the Anil's caims, the video has drawn significant criticism. Subhash Chandra Prajapati, the additional district magistrate of Farrukhabad, confirmed to the Scroll that the administration will file a case soon. He mentioned that the returning officer is investigating the matter following a directive from the chief electoral officer in Lucknow.
The opposition has been vocal in its criticism, with Akhilesh Yadav demanding action from the Election Commission. In his social media post, Yadav accused the BJP of undermining the electoral process and described the party's booth committee as a "loot committee." The Congress party also called on the Election Commission to take action, in a ‘X’ post the party wrote, “Dear Election Commission…are you watching..a boy is voting 8-8 times ... .at least wake up now.”
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, took to ‘X’ to express, “Fearing and seeing their defeat, the BJP is attempting to undermine democracy by pressuring government machinery to deny the mandate. The Congress expects all officers performing election duties to remember their constitutional responsibilities despite any pressure from those in power. Otherwise, once the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc government is formed, actions will be taken to ensure that anyone will think ten times before violating their 'Oath to the Constitution'."
Following the video's circulation, Naval Kishor Shakya, the Samajwadi Party candidate in Farrukhabad, filed a complaint with the district election officer. Shakya's complaint alleges that Rajan Singh Thakur cast votes after snatching voter information slips from other voters and that he was assisted by Dinesh Thakur, the local police station's station house officer. Shakya has called for re-polling at the affected polling center.
In a related incident earlier in May, Gujarat Police arrested two BJP workers for allegedly casting bogus votes and live-streaming the act on social media in the Dahod constituency. The Election Commission conducted re-polling at the affected booth following the incident.
The opposition INDIA bloc, including the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, has repeatedly accused the Election Commission of failing to take prompt action against election model code of conduct violations.
अपनी हार सामने देख कर भाजपा जनादेश को झुठलाने के लिए सरकारी तंत्र पर दबाव बना कर लोकतंत्र को लूटना चाहती है।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 19, 2024
कांग्रेस चुनावी ड्यूटी कर रहे सभी अधिकारियों से यह अपेक्षा करती है कि वो सत्ता के दबाव के सामने अपनी संवैधानिक ज़िम्मेदारी न भूलें।
वरना INDIA की सरकार बनते ही ऐसी… https://t.co/fk4wXL8QZy
