BJP leader denies having official page after Facebook ban for violating policy

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader T Raja Singh, on Thursday denied having any official Facebook page after the social media giant banned him for violating policy on content related to violence and hate. Singh, who currently serves as an MLA from Goshamahal constituency in Telangana, also urged the Facebook officials to act against former Congress president Rahul Gandhi for using objectionable language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“I have come to know that the pages created by my supporters on Facebook have been banned. I welcome the decision but I also ask members of Facebook to look into the hate speeches by Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders. Rahul Gandhi has used objectionable language against Prime Minister and BJP. I would also write to Facebook to allow me to create an official page under my name because social media is an important platform to reach out to people,” said Raja Singh in a video message.

Facebook’s move comes just a day after meeting of the Parliamentary standing committee on information and technology headed by senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, in which Facebook India chief Ajit Mohan was questioned extensively over allegations of political collusion and removal of hate content. The committee included members from both BJP and opposition.