Now Rahul Gandhi's account in Facebook and Instagram is also likely to be blocked

(PTI) New Delhi, Dt

The NCPCR, the country's top children's rights body, also took to Twitter on Friday to ask Facebook to take action against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The NCPCR has said that Rahul Gandhi has broken the law by posting a photo of the family of a nine-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in south-west Delhi. The NCPCR wrote a letter to Twitter on August 4 asking it to take action against Rahul Gandhi's Twitter handle for posting a photo of the family. The controversy has raised the possibility of a digital ban against Rahul Gandhi.

Following a complaint by the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), Twitter locked former Congress president Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account and temporarily removed the blue tick. Twitter's move has caused a stir. Rahul Gandhi had accused the central government of not allowing him to speak in Parliament and blocking his account for saying something on social media.

Rahul Gandhi became active on Instagram after his Twitter account was blocked. However, now the NCPCR has also demanded action from Instagram owner Facebook on Rahul Gandhi's Facebook and Instagram accounts. The commission said that Rahul Gandhi had violated the Poxo Act by revealing the identity of the parents of the rape victim. Action should be taken against them.

In a letter to Facebook, NCPCR said it had seen a video posted on Rahul Gandhi's Instagram, which revealed the identity of the girl's parents. According to him, the face of the girl's father and mother can be clearly seen in the video, which is a violation of the law. Rahul Gandhi's Facebook and Instagram accounts are also expected to be blocked after the NCPCR complaint.

Following the NCPCR's complaint, the Congress launched a campaign against Twitter after Twitter blocked Rahul Gandhi's account, and several top leaders and activists named their accounts after Rahul Gandhi. Twitter has blocked the accounts of several top Congress leaders for posting a photo of the Dalit girl's family. Congress claimed that five thousand of its accounts had been blocked.