District Magistrate Manish Verma posted an official statement on X, saying some anti-social elements had misused his ID and posted a "wrong comment".
The Congress on Friday flagged an ‘unacceptable’ social media comment made from the official X handle of the Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate, calling Congress MP Rahul Gandhi ‘Pappu.’ The party demanded an action against the officer.
Later, District Magistrate Manish Verma posted an official statement on X, saying some anti-social elements had misused his ID and posted a “wrong comment”.
“Taking this seriously, legal action is being taken by registering an FIR immediately and the wrong tweet/comment is being investigated by the cyber cell,” it said.
A copy of the FIR was also later posted on the handle.
Earlier, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the X handle of the Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate in Uttar Pradesh posted a completely “inappropriate and unacceptable comment” on the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.
“This is not a new development; over the last 10 years, India’s bureaucracy and other non-political officials have become increasingly politicised,” Ramesh said on X.
“There is a lot of effort being made to suppress and render useless the civil service, which Sardar Patel once called the steel frame of India. Cases like this are the latest example of that effort,” he said.
Immediate action must be taken against this officer who has brazenly violated all rules and norms, Ramesh said.
Know Where It Started
Congress leader Supriya Shrinate posted a clip from her conversation with a historian on X, in which she said, “History is made and cannot be changed. Narendra Modi knows how history will remember him and that is why he is worried.”
In response to the post, which is now deleted, a comment was made from the official X handle of the Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate that read, “You should think about yourself and your Pappu.” Taking offence to the post, Shrinate accused the administrative staff of fanning hatred by sitting on constitutional posts.
यह DM Noida हैं, पूरे ज़िले की ज़िम्मेदारी हैदेश के नेता विपक्ष राहुल गांधी के बारे में इनकी भाषा और विचार ज़रूर देखे जायें
साफ़ है प्रशासनिक अमले में संघियों की भरमार है – और अब वो संवैधानिक पद पर बैठ कर नफ़रत को हवा दे रहे हैं pic.twitter.com/880DD3EGn4
Congress’ media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said, “Have IAS officers now been ordered to make such political comments under BJP rule? @myogiadityanath @HMOIndia.” It’s to note that the post was made from a handle which is not verified. It states that it is the official handle of the Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate.
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