{"id":24291,"date":"2018-12-22T17:15:40","date_gmt":"2018-12-22T11:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=24291"},"modified":"2019-03-18T19:20:28","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T13:50:28","slug":"congress-members-target-pm-modi-based-on-incorrect-tweet-by-ndtv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/congress-members-target-pm-modi-based-on-incorrect-tweet-by-ndtv\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress members target PM Modi based on incorrect tweet by NDTV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi had addressed a public gathering in Raebareli on December 16; his first rally following BJP&#8217;s recent loss in assembly elections. Covering his speech,\u00a0<em>NDTV\u00a0<\/em>had put\u00a0out a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ndtv\/status\/1074194148910030848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> at 12:16 PM quoting the PM &#8211;\u00a0<em>&#8220;Over <strong>1250 crore<\/strong> houses have been set up. People have celebrated Diwali in their new homes. The houses we make will have water, electricity, gas connections and toilets.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>The media organisation, however, made a faux-pas vis-a-vis the number of houses PM Modi claimed his government built.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24296 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/ndtv-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"341\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/ndtv-1.png 480w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/ndtv-1-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/ndtv-1-338x420.png 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If one carefully listens to his speech, PM Modi says at 19:42 minutes &#8211;\u00a0<em>&#8220;\u0905\u092c \u0924\u0915 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0935\u093e \u0915\u0930\u094b\u095c \u0938\u0947 \u095b\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0926\u093e \u0918\u0930\u094b \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093e\u0923 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e \u091a\u0942\u0915\u093e \u0939\u0948 (Till now more 1.25 crore houses have been constructed.)&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PM Modi&#039;s Speech at dedication ceremony of various development projects at Raebareli, UP\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/APugAzp9fck?start=1182&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At 2:08 PM,\u00a0<em>NDTV\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ndtv\/status\/1074222287920889856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">corrected<\/a> the number &#8211;\u00a0<em>&#8220;Over <strong>1.25 crore<\/strong> houses have been constructed. People have celebrated Diwali in their new homes. The houses we make will have water, electricity, gas connections and toilets.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-24297 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/ndtv-2-257x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/ndtv-2-257x300.png 257w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/ndtv-2.png 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While <em>NDTV&#8217;s\u00a0<\/em>earlier tweet attracted 162 retweets, the updated tweet was retweeted only 20 times. The news outlet made the change to 1,250 houses without deleting its earlier tweet, which gave many the opportunity to share it while criticising the\u00a0PM for claiming that BJP built 1,250 crore houses when the country&#8217;s population is only 125 crore.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Congress and its members at the forefront<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The official Twitter handle of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INCSCDept\/status\/1074218557746151424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Account of INC SC department<\/a> quoted\u00a0<em>NDTV&#8217;s\u00a0<\/em>tweet and wrote &#8211;\u00a0<em>&#8220;1250 Crore houses for india? 10 houses for each indian? Even after defeat in 5 states, It seems Modi Ji has not learned any lesson and still doing Jumlebaazi.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>It is to be noted that AICC SC&#8217;s tweet came before\u00a0<em>NDTV\u00a0<\/em>tweeted PM Modi&#8217;s correct statement.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24311 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/aicc-sc-300x214.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/aicc-sc-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/aicc-sc-100x70.png 100w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/aicc-sc.png 551w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mumbai Congress Committee President\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sanjaynirupam\/status\/1075267954927853569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sanjay Nirupam<\/a> also made similar claims while quoting a tweet by BJP MP <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smritiirani\/status\/1075033536992821254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smriti Irani<\/a> where she criticised Congress President Rahul Gandhi for consulting party members before speaking with the media. Nirupam posted his tweet on December 19, which was after <em>NDTV\u00a0<\/em>tweeted PM Modi&#8217;s actual statement.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24312 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/sanjay.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/sanjay.png 545w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/sanjay-300x273.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>National Convenor of INC India <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RuchiraC\/status\/1074217620067500032\">Ruchira Chaturvedi<\/a> and INC mainstream media communication member <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rachitseth\/status\/1074215825756717056\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rachit Seth<\/a> quoted NDTV&#8217;s tweet, saying that PM Modi claimed to have built 1,250 crore houses when the population of India is 125 crore. Both of them had tweeted before\u00a0<em>NDTV&#8217;s\u00a0<\/em>second tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Several other AICC members (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indraniiyc\/status\/1074717790056022021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GauravPandhi\/status\/1074210349954478080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/khushsundar\/status\/1074318919576371201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3<\/a>) also made similar claims.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24313 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/congress-e1545475467881.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/congress-e1545475467881.jpeg 1800w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/congress-e1545475467881-300x86.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/congress-e1545475467881-768x221.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/congress-e1545475467881-1024x294.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/congress-e1545475467881-696x200.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/congress-e1545475467881-1068x307.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/congress-e1545475467881-1462x420.jpeg 1462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Due to\u00a0<em>NDTV&#8217;s<\/em> incorrect attribution of a statement to PM Modi, he came in the crosshairs of Congress members who quoted the media outlet&#8217;s tweet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi had addressed a public gathering in Raebareli on December 16; his first rally following BJP&#8217;s recent loss in assembly elections. 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