NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Saturday sent a legal notice to the BJP’s IT cell chief Amit Malviya, two days after the party’s official X account shared a video clip, accusing the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, of ‘insulting’ the National Anthem during the National Convention of the Rachnatmak Congress on August 13.
In the clip, Rahul Gandhi appeared on the dais, shaking hands with several other leaders and walking on the stage while the National Anthem was being played in the background. Sandeep Dikshit’s voice was also heard in the clip as he was trying to address Gandhi.
Sharing the clip, BJP4India, the official account of the party, wrote, “Look, Rahul Gandhi has once again insulted the national anthem. The national anthem that every Indian takes pride in, which embodies the honour, prestige, and glory of the nation, must be respected as the duty of every citizen. But Rahul Gandhi has disgraced it, once again exposing his anti-national attitude.”
Following the incident, Congress’s Amrish Ranjan Pandey and Ambuj Dixit (lawyer-politician) served the notice on behalf of Dikshit to Malviya, as he is the national in-charge of the party’s information and technology cell and also the head of the social media department. The notice asked for the ‘immediate removal of the content and also an unconditional apology’ for the post.
“The purpose of this Notice is not to object to political criticism or to enter into a political debate with you. Political disagreement, criticism and even strong political expression are an ordinary and necessary part of democratic life. What cannot be accepted, however, is the deliberate presentation of an accidental technical error at an event as a deliberate act of disrespect towards the National Anthem, particularly when the complete audio-visual record shows otherwise,” the notice read.
It also clarified that the National Anthem was ‘duly played’ during the event and that the Congress leaders paid their respects to the song. However, due to a technical glitch in the audio box, the song was accidentally played again while the leaders were busy interacting with each other.
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