Shouldn’t tweet without checking facts, BJP MP slams Priyanka Gandhi

BJP MP Shankar Lalwani slammed Congress politician Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday, saying leaders like herself should avoid making comments on social media that lack facts or substance.

The BJP leader’s comments came in response to a FIR filed against Congress general secretary, former chief minister Kamal Nath, and former Union Minister Arun Yadav over a social media post accusing the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh of “corruption.”

The Congress politician tagged a news clip carrying a letter alleging corruption by the Madhya Pradesh administration in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“Sharing the letter on their official handles was objectionable and against public interest. This is why they were named in the FIR registered here in Indore. I believe prominent leaders shouldn’t put out such tweets from their official handles without checking and ascertaining facts. This is wrong,” the BJP MP said on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the DCP, Crime Branch, Shrut Kirti Somwanshi, stated earlier on Sunday that, “Yesterday (Saturday), an FIR was registered under IPC sections 469, 500, and 501. The complaint had reference to a letter written by a Gyanendra Awasthi. It has not been determined yet if this person exists for real or is a fictitious entity.

“Besides him, Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi, Kamal Nath, Arun Yadav, Jairam Ramesh, and Shobha Ojha were also named in the complaint on which the FIR was filed. The Congress leaders were named as they had shared this letter on their official handles.

“While the sections on which the FIR was filed are bailable, they (Congress leaders and Gyanendra Awasthi) will be served notices and summoned for questioning. The matter will be investigated at all levels. They (the Congress leaders) will be asked why they didn’t ascertain the identity of this person before sharing his letter.”