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- Posters reading 'Jhooth Ki Goonj' appeared across Indore ahead of Rahul Gandhi's scheduled student interaction programme in the city.
- Congress leaders said the BJP put up the posters to create obstacles for the event, and local Congress functionaries were seen removing them.
- The BJP rejected the allegation, claiming students launched the 'Jhooth Ki Goonj' campaign on their own because they were being pressured to attend the programme.
- The posters surfaced a day after Madhya Pradesh police issued a directive making the event's organisers jointly responsible with police for crowd control and entry-exit points.
- The confrontation matters because it comes just as Gandhi's 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event, already postponed once after a venue denial, was set to be held on September 19.
What to watch next
- Whether the Chhatron Ki Goonj event proceeds as scheduled on September 19 at the venue near Regional Park.
- Any police or official action regarding the posters and the allegations of students being pressured to attend.
- Further escalation in the BJP-Congress war of words over the event's organisation.
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Chintu Chouksey
Congress's Indore city unit president
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“The BJP, which always lies, has put up 'Jhooth Ki Goonj' posters across the city.”
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…for crowd control and entry-exit points at the venue, citing the Verma Commission report on Rajiv Gandhi's 1991 assassination. Hitting out at the ruling party, the Congress's city unit president Chintu Chouksey said, " The BJP, which always lies, has put up 'Jhooth Ki Goonj' posters across the city. " The BJP had ensured every possible obstacle was created at its behest to disrupt the organisation of Gandhi's programme, he claimed, asserting that the Congress was holding the programme despite these hurdles. Local…
Alok Dubey
BJP state co-media in-charge
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“these posters represent what students feel and carry a clear message that Gandhi lies.”
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…the Congress's allegations, claiming that youngsters and students in the city were being pressured to attend Gandhi's programme, and because of this, they had themselves launched the 'Jhooth Ki Goonj' campaign. He said these posters represent what students feel and carry a clear message that Gandhi lies. The Congress had initially sought permission to hold the programme at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the city on September 12, but was denied permission after the civic authorities stated that the stadium could be…
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