Mumbai: Congress president Rahul Gandhi has been sent a notice by the Maharashtra child rights body for 'disclosing' the identity of two minor boys who were assaulted on video. Last Friday, Mr Gandhi had tweeted a video purportedly showing two boys who were stripped and beaten up for swimming in a well belonging to a farmer in Jalgaon district. The video was widely shared on social media.
The child rights body has sent a notice to Twitter too and has given Mr Gandhi and the social media giant 10 days to respond to the notice, sent based on a Mumbai resident's complaint.
Ram Kadam, a BJP lawmaker in Mumbai, said he is planning to file a complaint against the Congress president for his tweet.
Mr Gandhi, who turned 48 yesterday, has not deleted the tweet that has been re-tweeted by over 9,000 users.
Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam dismissed the notice. "The notice is nothing but bakwaas (nonsense). The notice should have been sent to the Maharashtra chief minister who has failed to protect the rights and dignity of children. Rahul Gandhi simply highlighted this sorry state of affairs," he said.
The child rights body has sent a notice to Twitter too and has given Mr Gandhi and the social media giant 10 days to respond to the notice, sent based on a Mumbai resident's complaint.
Ram Kadam, a BJP lawmaker in Mumbai, said he is planning to file a complaint against the Congress president for his tweet.
Mr Gandhi, who turned 48 yesterday, has not deleted the tweet that has been re-tweeted by over 9,000 users.
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Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam dismissed the notice. "The notice is nothing but bakwaas (nonsense). The notice should have been sent to the Maharashtra chief minister who has failed to protect the rights and dignity of children. Rahul Gandhi simply highlighted this sorry state of affairs," he said.
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