The Election Commission of India on Thursday said that it has asked Maharashtra’s chief election officer to submit a report in connection w...
The Election Commission of India on Thursday said that it has asked Maharashtra’s chief election officer to submit a report in connection with allegations that a firm linked to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s IT cell was hired for social media purposes ahead of Assembly elections in the state last year. The accusation was made by activist Saket Gokhale in a series of tweets.
Gokhale alleged that the firm belonged to Devang Dave, who is the BJP youth wing’s national convener of IT and social media. “It is beyond shocking that the Election Commission chose a BJP IT cell guy and his agency to handle their social media for Maharashtra elections,” Gokhlale tweeted. “The ECI [Election Commission of India] is supposed to be monitoring social media of parties during election. Here, they literally worked with the ruling party.”
The activist added that the address on the social media advertisements put out by the Maharashtra Election Commission belonged to Signpost India, a government-empanelled agency under Devendra Fadnavis’ government.
Shocking details:
— Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) July 23, 2020
Election Commission of India literally hired the BJP IT Cell for handling their social media in Maharashtra in the run-up to the 2019 State Assembly Elections.
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