Rahul Gandhi Takes a Dig at BJP, Says ‘Caught Lying on Death of 39 Indians in Iraq, Government Invented Congress And Data Theft Story’

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for accusing him and his party of data theft. Gandhi has called BJP's allegations their solution to the problem of them having "caught lying on 39 Indians in Iraq".

Written by: India.com News Desk

Updated: March 22, 2018, 11:41 AM IST

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New Delhi, Mar 22: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for accusing him and his party of data theft with the help of Cambridge Analytica, a British firm. Gandhi has called BJP’s allegations their solution to the problem of them having “been caught lying on 39 Indians in Iraq”. Gandhi said that the Narendra Modi government was caught lying on the death of 39 Indians in Mosul and, therefore, “invented a story on Congress and data theft”.

“Problem: 39 Indians dead; Govt on the mat, caught lying. Solution: Invent story on Congress & Data Theft. Result: Media networks bite bait; 39 Indians vanish from radar. Problem solved,” Rahul Gandhi tweeted on Thursday.

Problem: 39 Indians dead; Govt on the mat, caught lying.

Solution: Invent story on Congress & Data Theft.

Result: Media networks bite bait; 39 Indians vanish from radar.

Problem solved.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 22, 2018

The Congress and the BJP are at loggerheads over the Facebook data breach row. Both parties have accused each other of having links with a political data analytics firm – Cambridge Analytica – that has been accused of stealing data to allegedly influence electoral process.

The BJP alleged that Cambridge Analytica (CA) had been found involved in data manipulation and accused the Congress of depending upon data theft for votes. “These days, there is lot of news about CA and how it has been involved in data theft, psychometric analysis, data manipulation and subversion of democratic processes. Can the Congress deny that,” asked Union Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

The Congress denied having links with CA, alleging that the BJP and its ally Janata Dal-United used the services of the firm in 2010. “The Congress or its President have never used or hired the services of Cambridge Analytica,” said Congress communications in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala. “This is fake agenda, a white lie being dished out on fake facts by the Law Minister. And this has become a daily order with Prasad,” he added.