Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 16 : Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party, accusing it of insulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's late mother and undermining the sentiments of the nation.
Intensifying his criticism, Shinde alleged that the Congress party was synonymous with corruption and kept a policy of "corruption first".
Speaking to reporters, Shinde said, "...By disrespecting the late mother of PM Modi, they are disrespecting all the mothers of the nation. The nation will not accept the mothers being disrespected...The public will teach a lesson to Congress, which disrespected the late mother of PM Modi...
"Before 2014, the Congress party committed a lot of scams in the nation...PM Modi adopts a policy of nation first, whereas Congress adopted the policy of corruption first...," he said.
Notably, a viral AI-generated video posted by the Bihar Congress allegedly showed Prime Minister Narendra Modi dreaming about his late mother, Heeraben Modi, who is lambasting him over his politics.
The party had come under fire earlier too, when a video of an unknown person at the stage of Congress-led' Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar's Darbhanga, hurling abuses at PM Modi and his mother, surfaced on the internet.
The AI-generated video sparked a political row as the BJP leaders slammed Congress.
Earlier as well, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that strict action should be taken against the Congress party over an AI-generated video posted by the Bihar Congress, which allegedly depicted two characters resembling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother.
Speaking to the reporters, the Union Minister said, "This is highly unfortunate, and I think strict actions should be taken against this."
A FIR has been filed against leaders of the Indian National Congress for disseminating an AI-generated video that purportedly maligns the reputation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother.
The action, which amounts to a serious infringement of legal standards, ethical norms, and the dignity of women, occurred through the official social media account of INC Bihar on the platform X on September 10. The complaint, which led to this legal action, was lodged by Sanket Gupta, the Convenor of the BJP Delhi Election Cell.
The FIR cites multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, specifically sections 18(2), 336(3), 336(4), 340(2), 352, 356(2), and 61(2).