Via PTI
AHMEDABAD: An afternoon after Twitter got rid of a cartoon tweeted by means of the Gujarat BJP unit on a courtroom verdict sentencing 38 other folks to demise within the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts, the ruling birthday celebration on Monday claimed the caricature used to be in keeping with actual pictures and didn’t goal any explicit faith or group.
However, the opposition Congress and a few social activists hailed Twitter’s choice to take away the caricature, and claimed the BJP used to be looking to acquire political mileage out of the courtroom’s judgement.
The caricature depicted a gaggle of bearded males dressed in cranium caps putting by means of a noose.
It had a tricolour and a drawing depicting the scene of a bomb blast within the background, with “Satyamev Jayate” written on its most sensible proper nook.
It used to be posted at the Gujarat BJP’s legitimate Twitter care for on Saturday, an afternoon after a unique courtroom right here sentenced to demise 38 convicts and passed lifestyles phrases to 11 others in terms of 2008 serial bomb blasts through which 56 other folks had misplaced their lives and over 200 had been injured.
The cartoon isn’t to be had on both the Instagram or Fb social media pages of the state BJP unit.
“The cartoon used to be in keeping with actual pictures of the convicts printed by means of newspapers an afternoon after the decision. The Gujarat BJP or its social media group had no purpose to focus on any explicit faith or group throughout the cartoon,” state birthday celebration unit spokesperson Dr Rutvij Patel mentioned.
He mentioned when (terrorist) Osama Bin Encumbered used to be killed by means of American infantrymen, his cartoon used to be additionally printed in the USA.
“Our cartoon used to be simply a creative expression shared on social media, not anything else,” Patel mentioned.
Gujarat BJP’s media coordinator Yagnesh Dave on Sunday mentioned Twitter got rid of the cartoon after “anyone had reported in opposition to it”.
In the meantime, state Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi welcomed Twitter’s motion.
“We firmly imagine that terrorism has no faith. The Congress had misplaced two if its leaders – Rajiv Gandhi and Indira Gandhi – combating terrorism. The verdicts of courts should now not be noticed via a political prism,” he mentioned.
“However, the BJP attempted to take political merit out of this (2008 Ahmedabad blasts case) judgement. That is BJP’s previous tactic to stay in energy. As a substitute of indulging in such dramas, the BJP must focal point on problems in regards to the commonplace guy,” the Congress chief mentioned.
Social activist Mujahid Nafees, who additionally runs an NGO for the minority group’s welfare, claimed the BJP at all times goals the rustic’s minorities, principally Muslims and Christians, for political positive aspects.
“The BJP had printed the caricature with the only goal of reigniting polarisation in Uttar Pradesh, the place elections are underway. That is an try to communalise the problem of terrorism. The BJP believes in divide and rule,” he alleged.