‘Now tell us…’: Saurav Das, Gaurav Bhatia spar on X over BJP leader’s fake ‘Dimagi Naxal’ quote on Swatantra Bhardwaj
Das, who later deleted the post, clarified on his X account that it was AI-generated, but dared BJP leaders to “repeat the line”.
On Friday, a clash of words unfolded between Saurav Das, a spokesperson for the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and Gaurav Bhatia, a BJP spokesperson, over a post claiming that BJP leader Swatantra Bhardwaj called Swatantra Bhardwaj a "dimagi naxal." Das initially shared the post, which was later deleted by him, and asked for a 24-hour window to delete the post and apologize.
Bhatia claimed the post to be "fake", giving Das a deadline to delete and apologize. Das clarified the post was AI-generated but dared BJP leaders to repeat the line, asking Bhatia if he disagreed with the statement. Swatantra Bhardwaj faced backlash for his statement during a podcast where he claimed to have "broken the skull" of CJP activist Nishu Aazad's father, Sanjay Kumar.
Delhi Police arrested Bhardwaj on Friday, charging him under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and criminal intimidation.
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