Congress Stands By Ghoshi After Arrest For Fake Video; Accuses BJP Of Harassment

The Congress party’s Madhya Pradesh unit supported Manjeet Ghoshi after his arrest for sharing a fake video.

Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari accused the ruling BJP of ‘harassing’ opposition party workers to create fear among them.

“The Delhi Police picked up a poor party worker simply for expressing his opinion, and they took him away even before our workers could reach the police station,” Patwari told IANS on Saturday.

Ghoshi was arrested by the Delhi Police on Friday from his village in Narsinghpur district in the state. He faces charges for sharing an old Rajasthan protest video, falsely claiming it showed a Bihar ‘vote-chori protest.’

The Congress alleged that Ghoshi was not permitted to meet his family before being taken to Delhi by the police.

Patwari alleged that the Delhi Police arrested a social media activist for exposing the alleged vote theft in the country.

“What is the value of truth today?” he asked.

The Congress leader defended Ghosi, saying that the BJP leaders post several fake videos to create violence, but they aren’t even touched by the police.

“A social activist (Ghosi) was arrested because he is a Congress worker,” he alleged.

Patwari said he spoke with Ghoshi’s family in Narsinghpur and assured them of full legal support.

Senior advocate and Congress Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha and his legal team would represent Ghoshi at the Patiala House District Court in New Delhi on Saturday.

The police said Ghoshi posted a video from Rajasthan’s Jhalawar, falsely claiming it showed a ‘vote-chori’ protest in Bihar.

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