A day after the hacking of Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account, the official Twitter account of Indian National Congress was also hacked on Thursday with the party saying some messages laden with expletives and profanities were posted online.
The hacking of the Congress Vice President's Twitter account led to twin probes by the Delhi Police and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MeitY) following a complaint by the party.
IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the matter is being taken very “seriously” and prompt action has been taken. “We are seeking the details of all those who logged in that twitter account in the last one week to probe it further.” Gandhi's Twitter account was hacked last night and some obscene remarks were put out online for around an hour. Today, his email was also hacked, the party claimed.
Blaming “fascist” forces for the hacking, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said it reflects the extremities of an intolerant culture that resorts to abuse when cornered and claimed the party has fought such “hatred and animosity” with Gandhian compassion and tolerance.
He also said this exposes cyber security network in India and its weaknesses.
The Congress filed a complaint with the Cyber cell of Delhi Police on the hacking of the two twitter accounts, the party website and the email accounts of Congress and Rahul Gandhi. The complaint was filed by Surjewala, demanding registration of a criminal case and strict action against those behind the hacking.
The Delhi police, on its part, initiated a probe into the incident and has written to the management of the social media site seeking necessary details. A case has been registered in the Economic Offences wing under Section 66 of IT Act.
Surjewala confirmed that first @OfficeOfRG and then @INCIndia twitter accounts were hacked by “lumpen fascists”.
Surjewala said he has filed a complaint on behalf of Congress to Delhi police and said the onus is on Modi government to ensure digital security and punish the guilty.
“Free speech and right to disagree in India is under attack by licensed trolls. Such despotic and vulgar attempts reflect the extremities of an intolerant culture that resorts to abuse when cornered and left answer less,” he said.
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RAHUL DISSUADES HIS
MPs FROM RAISING
ISSUE IN PARLIAMENT
* Rahul Gandhi on Thursday dissuaded his party MPs from raising the issue in Parliament
* He said it should not be blown out of proportion
* According to Mallikarjun Kharge, they wanted to raise this issue
* But when discussed with Rahul, he said Parliament should not be used for the purpose
