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LIVE: Congress Party Briefing by Shri @adhirrcinc, Shri @pravchak and Shri @rohanrgupta via video conferencing pscp.tv/w/chtOBDFYSmpr…
In a series of sensational revelations, that is alarming for a democratic India, there is an eloquent testimony of how our democratic institutions has been subverted by a digital giant in collusion with the ruling party: Shri @adhirrcinc
What we are going to share with you is not a political issue but an issue that concerns all of us. It’s an encroachment upon the sovereign democratic territory of our country which we have attained at the cost of millions of lives and untold sacrifices: Shri @adhirrcinc
In a span of just two weeks, three separate articles in credible international media publications have revealed how Facebook and WhatsApp have colluded with the ruling BJP to tarnish India’s democracy and tear India’s social harmony: Shri @adhirrcinc
“We lit a fire to his social media campaign and the rest is of course history” wrote Ms. Ankhi Das, Head of Facebook India’s public policy team to her colleagues in an internal email. She was referring to Mr.Narendra Modi’s victory in the 2014 general elections: Shri @adhirrcinc
Ms. Ankhi Das was elated at his victory and the big role her company, Facebook, played in helping him win: Shri @adhirrcinc
The Congress party is not alleging this. This has been revealed by the reputed American newspaper Wall Street Journal, in its latest article titled ‘Facebook Executive Supported India’s Modi, Disparaged Opposition in Internal Messages’ on August 30, 2020: Shri @adhirrcinc
Third such investigative article that exposes Facebook, WhatsApp nexus with BJP. It reveals how despite questions raised by other employees in Facebook India & company’s claims of neutrality, Ms. Das & her leadership team were arrogant & blatant in their biases: Shri @adhirrcinc
The article states how Ms. Das boasted that she has successfully lobbied with the BJP to include Facebook’s priorities in their election manifesto and ‘now they just need to go and win the elections’: Shri @adhirrcinc
She even circulated internal predictions of a BJP victory which she claimed she had obtained from a ‘senior leader and close friend in the BJP’: Shri @adhirrcinc
Facebook & WhatsApp’s role in subverting India’s democracy is now unquestionable and beyond doubt. Their complicity in propagating hate speech and fake news to favour the BJP in elections is confirmed: Shri @adhirrcinc
What makes it worse is that Facebook’s global leadership team was well aware of the biases and partisanship of their India leadership team but were willing participants, as the latest Wall Street Journal article reveals: Shri @adhirrcinc
India is a sovereign republic and simply cannot tolerate interference in its domestic affairs by anyone, let alone a foreign company in pursuit of profits: Shri @adhirrcinc
The founders and leaders of the Congress party sacrificed their lives to win India her freedom and to establish India as a democratic republic. We will not allow this hard-won democracy to be manipulated and tarnished: Shri @adhirrcinc
Indian National Congress demands:
- JPC investigation immediately
- Criminal investigation into affairs of Facebook India & the people named
- All pending approvals & licenses for Facebook & WhatsApp to be put on hold until the investigations are completed: Shri @adhirrcinc
(1/3)
- Suspension of Facebook India’s leadership team with immediate effect until the conclusion of the investigations: Shri @adhirrcinc
(2/3)
An inquiry by Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology into the activities of all Heads of Public Policy teams of foreign technology companies operating in India and establish a code of conduct: Shri @adhirrcinc
(3/3)
अंखी दास जो फ़ेसबुक इंडिया पॉलिसी की हैड हैं, उन्होंने 2011 में फ़ेसबुक को जॉइन किया और 2012 में गुज़रात चुनाव के दौरान मोदी जी का पूरा कैम्पेन उन्होंने संभाला और उनके साथ-साथ फ़ेसबुक की टीम ने वहाँ प्रशिक्षण भी किया : श्री @rohanrgupta
उस समय ने अंखी दास ने मोदी जी को जॉर्ज बुश कहा। ये कोई सादी चीज़ नही है। उनकी नियत क्या है, उनके दिल में क्या है? ये साफ साफ देखा जा सकता है : श्री @rohanrgupta
जो भी चीज़ें इंटरनेशनल मीडिया रिपोर्ट कर रहा है, वो कोई गलत नहीं है। ये कोई संयोग नहीं प्रयोग है। तीन यार फ़ेसबुक, व्हाट्सएप्प और भाजपा मिलकर देश के लोकतंत्र पर प्रयोग कर रहे हैं, जो कतई सही नहीं है : श्री @rohanrgupta
जिस प्रकार से ये सारी हकीकत सामने आ रही है, इससे उनकी नीयत का पता चल रहा है : श्री @rohanrgupta
2014 में जब चुनाव के परिणाम आने वाले थे, तब इन्हीं अंखी दास ने भाजपा का इंटरनल पोल अपने मेल के द्वारा अपने साथियों के साथ साझा किया और ये कहा कि ये तो होने वाला है। अब आप देखिए ये क्या हो रहा है? : श्री @rohanrgupta
भाजपा के मेनिफेस्टो में उन्होंने अपने मुद्दे डलवाए और कहा कि ये तो होने ही वाला है। अब आप सोचिए कि ये मामला किस स्तर तक है? : श्री @rohanrgupta
एक विपक्ष होने के नाते कांग्रेस की ज़िम्मेदारी है कि देश की जनता के विश्वास के साथ खिलवाड़ नहीं होना चाहिए। क्योंकि यहाँ कांग्रेस की बात नहीं है, बल्कि देश के लोकतंत्र की बात है : श्री @rohanrgupta
जब भी हम फ़ेसबुक की ये सब चीज़ें लेकर आते हैं तो भाजपाई नेता वार करने आ जाते हैं, क्यों? आखिर ये रिश्ता क्या कहलाता है? आपके पास क्या है छुपाने को? देश को आगे आकर बताइए ताकि दूध का दूध और पानी का पानी हो : श्री @rohanrgupta
पूरा देश चाहता है कि संयुक्त संसदीय समिति इसकी जाँच पड़ताल करे, फ़ेसबुक ग्लोबल की टीम इस पर जाँच पड़ताल करें। यह एक दंडनीय अपराध है : श्री @rohanrgupta
The backdrop to this is the latest and the third in the series of investigative articles by credible and reputed international media publications- WSJ and Time Magazine. Today’s story is most serious and gravest charge and offence: Shri @pravchak
These three articles now have clearly established the documentary evidence of Facebook’s interference and assault on India’s electoral democracy: Shri @pravchak
The article cites various quotes by Ms Ankhi Das. In these internal emails, Ms Das establishes 3 things- a clear preference for BJP, apparent negative bias for Congress and most importantly allowing these biases to interfere and dictate her professional judgements: Shri @pravchak
In an internal message quoted in article, Ms Das acknowledges to her employees that she is biased, she reveals her bias but doesn't feel sorry about it. This is in response to a question asked by internal Facebook employees who seem alarmed at her blatant bias: Shri @pravchak
Congress Party has written two letters to Facebook Chairman Mark Zuckerberg asking him for an inquiry into India operations based on first two articles. Now, based on this article, we wonder if Facebook HQ is impartial themselves: Shri @pravchak
They are perhaps willing participants & complicit in interference & intervention in India's electoral democracy. Article quotes Ms Katie Harbath who is global head of elections for Facebook, personally talking about Ms Das's relationship and proximity to Mr Modi: Shri @pravchak
This proximity almost goes back 10 years. It was not just in 2019, that Facebook India seems to have shown their biases and interference. They have also done this in 2014. It did not stop there, they also intervened and interfered in 2012 Gujarat elections: Shri @pravchak
We are now convinced this is a very serious and criminal offence and investigation must be taken on by us in India. These are facts revealed by international media publications: Shri @pravchak
पूरा देश चाहता है कि संयुक्त संसदीय समिति इसकी जाँच पड़ताल करे, फ़ेसबुक ग्लोबल की टीम इस पर जाँच पड़ताल करें। यह एक दंडनीय अपराध है : श्री @rohanrgupta
आज की जो डिटेल्स आई हैं उसमें साफ-साफ बताया गया है कि ये सब गलती नहीं है, बल्कि जानबूझकर की गयी गलती है। ये देश की संप्रभुता पर वार है और ये वार देश की जनता और कांग्रेस सहन नहीं कर सकती : श्री @rohanrgupta
देश की संप्रभुता और लोकतंत्र पर वार करने वालों के खिलाफ सरकार को कड़ी से कड़ी कारवाई करके हकीकत को सामने लाना चाहि,ए जिससे ये संदेश सभी के बीच जाए कि आगे से किसी कंपनी की हिम्मत ना हो कि वो लोकतंत्र पर वार कर सके : श्री @rohanrgupta
हमारी मांगे -

- संयुक्त संसदीय समिति इसकी जाँच पड़ताल करे
- फ़ेसबुक और आला अधिकारियों के सामने क्रिमिनल जांच पड़ताल होनी चाहिए : श्री @rohanrgupta
- जब तक जांच पड़ताल ना हो व्हाट्सएप्प और फ़ेसबुक के लाइसेंस को होल्ड पर रखना चाहिए
- जब तक जांच पड़ताल की रिपोर्ट ना आए, तब तक फ़ेसबुक इंडिया की टीम को सस्पैंड किया जाना चाहिए : श्री @rohanrgupta
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