New DelhiDelhi BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma came under fire from Twitter users for allegedly passing off a picture of the 2002 Gujarat riots as that of the violence in West Bengal’s Basirhat.
“Since trolls spent a sleepless night covering-up Basirhat violence, sharing media pics of the riots. Hope they report this to @WBPolice too,” Sharma posted on the micro-blogging site and attached an image of charred vehicles along with it.
The twiterrati, however, pointed out to her that the image was from 2002 and accused her of spreading a rumour.
A defiant Sharma said the photo reflected the reality of Bengal, irrespective of the place.
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Some of the Twitter users tried to draw the attention of the Delhi Police towards the tweet and demanded that she be arrested.
“Requesting @WBPolice to take my tweet as a Complaint against @NupurSharmaBJP for her fake and provocative posts and Arrest her immediately,” said a Twitter user.
“Can’t trust any BJP handle these days. Films, old riots all is being passed off as Bengal,” said another.