The Congress said on Sunday that the TRAI turned down their request to send SMSes to their Maharashtra workers with a link to a documentary claiming that the Maharashtra assembly elections were unfairly won, because TRAI considered the content to be about protest.
The opposition party also said these were "clear signs of guilt in the Maharashtra election fraud" and that different parts of the government worked together to hide the truth. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) did not respond right away to the statements made by the Congress.
The head of the data analytics department in Congress, Praveen Chakravarty, said the party planned to send SMS messages to its Maharashtra group with a link to the YouTube documentary titled "How the MH 2024 election was stolen." As part of the government's procedure, an application was submitted to TRAI for approval. TRAI denied the request to send SMSes, stating that the content is considered 'protest material,' he said.
"How is there such perfect synchronisation between Home Ministry, Election Commission & Telecom regulator to suppress? Does one need more telltale signs of guilt of Maharashtra election fraud than such coordinated moves by various arms of the government to suppress & hide information?" Chakravarty said on X.
He also shared the screenshot of the message sent to it by authorities, rejecting its application on the grounds that it was "content related to protest".
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Tagging Chakravarty's post, Congress' whip in the Lok Sabha, Manickam Tagore, said on X, "Ridiculous. When the Congress tried to send a simple SMS with this link, TRAI rejected permission, calling it 'protest content'. Who controls this censorship chain? Sh Amit Shah, Sh Ashwini Vaishnav, Sh Gnaneshwar (Kumar)." "Home Ministry surveillance. Railways/Telecom Ministry blocks communication. Election Commission silent spectator. One coordinated machine to hide the truth of Maharashtra 2024 fraud. Amit bhai, if Maharashtra elections weren't stolen, why are you so scared of a YouTube link?" Tagore said on X.
"Ashwini ji, since when did TRAI become the BJP's IT Cell? Suppressing SMS won't suppress truth. Blocking Congress workers won't block democracy. The more you censor, the louder people will ask: What exactly are you hiding about the Maharashtra 2024 elections?" the Congress MP said.
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