Revanth gets notice over ‘doctored’ video of Shah
Four o ce-bearers of Telangana Congress also summoned by the Delhi Police; cases led in Delhi, Assam, Maharashtra over video, which shows Home Minister’s comments on quota; one arrested
he police in Delhi, Assam, and Maharashtra led three separate cases and arrested at least one person — a Congress functionary from Assam — in connection with a doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s April 23 speech in Telangana regarding reservation.
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, and four other Congress o¤cebearers in the State also found themselves embroiled in the controversy on Monday, as the Delhi Police issued notice to them under Section 91 (summons to produce documents) of the Code of Criminal
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy in Yadgir, Karnataka on Monday.
Procedure (CrPC).
A government source told The Hindu that the notice to appear before the Delhi Police on Wednesday has been sent to Mr. Reddy as he is the president of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC).
“The video that looks prima facie ‘altered’ was posted on ◣ [formerly
Twitter] by the Telangana Congress. Being the State president of the party, Mr. Reddy has to explain the origin of the video,” the source said, adding that if Mr. Reddy does not appear on the scheduled date, another notice will be sent. The video was factchecked by a user on ◣ the same day, and that user will be asked to join the probe to trace the video, the source further said.
On reservation
While in the doctored video, Mr. Shah is heard saying that the BJP intends to eradicate reservation for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes, in the original video he says the party intends to remove the 4% reservation for Muslims in Telangana.
“When the BJP will form the government, it will end the unconstitutional reservation for Muslims in Telangana. This is the right of ST/SCs and OBCs and they will get their rights,” says Mr. Shah in the original video, at a rally in Chevella.