Sisodia seeks info on Centre’s social media ad policy

NEWDELHI:Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Friday filed an RTI application with the information cell of the Prime Minister’s Office seeking details on the Centre’s policy for advertising initiatives such as the ‘Narendra Modi app’ and ‘Make in India’ on social media.

“I want to know what process the Centre follows in advertising its campaigns like Make in India, Narendra Modi app, Start Up India and Digital India on social media. Whose credit limit has been used in putting up these ads?” Sisodia told reporters after filing the RTI application at Rail Bhawan.

Last month, CBI had registered a preliminary enquiry against Sisodia in connection to alleged irregularities in AAP government’s social media campaign ‘Talk to AK’.

The deputy CM said when the AAP government connects with people it is dubbed corruption, but when Prime Minister Narendra Modi does Mann Ki Baat it is projected as patriotism.

Asked whether he was hopeful of getting any response to his RTI application, Sisodia said “everyone is aware” why information on Modi’s higher education degrees has not been shared yet.

“If Modi has the CBI, we have RTI. They use the CBI to take our files, while we will use RTI to do so. We will share all information that we get with the public,” he said.

Backing his deputy, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, “Manish awarded contracts like the PMO did for digital campaign. Modi ji, if you’re getting Manish probed by the CBI, a CBI investigation should also be ordered into this issue.”