Assam BJP ‘spreading venom’ through AI-generated video: Congress alleges
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Guwahati: While accusing the BJP of ‘spreading venom’ through a video on social media, the Congress on Wednesday asked the Election Commission to take note of it.
Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate was referring to a 36-second artificial intelligence-generated video that the state BJP unit shared on social media platform X, Scroll reported.
The video, titled ‘Assam without BJP’ with a series of visuals showing Muslims in public places seemingly suggested that if the saffron party were to lose power, the state would be overrun by the minority community.
The AI-generated image showed Rahul Gandhi and Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi with a Pakistan flag.
It also carried the image of a butcher in skullcap with a label ‘beef legalisation’, before ending with the lines ‘90% Muslim population’ and ‘choose your vote carefully’.
Questioning the video, Supriya Shrinate asked Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar ‘The BJP is spreading venom in this manner’, adding “will you, as usual, consider this as acceptable and remain a mute spectator?’
Calling out the video, Assam Congress leader Bedabrata Bora said the party would lodge a complaint to the police against the BJP.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi accused the BJP of fear-mongering, and said it was not doing so just for votes.
Responding to video All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi said the BJP was fear-mongering, adding ‘This is the repulsive Hindutva ideology in true form’.
Owaisi also said: ‘The very existence of Muslims in India is a problem for them, their dream is a Muslim-mukt Bharat. Besides this constant whining, they’ve no vision for India.’
However, Assam BJP spokesperson Rupam Goswami came out supporting the video saying that ‘If you see the demographic change in Assam, in 14 districts, there is an alarming situation.’
Goswami was quoted by The Indian Express as saying: ‘The threat is not from Muslims, but from illegal immigrant Muslims. We have to be conscious of it. They have become economically strong, they are damaging us socially, and they will take away our political rights.’