Priya Sethi asks Social Media Deptt to counter opposition’s misinformation campaign against BJP Govt

BJP Social Media Department will play vital role in 2024 LS poll

Emphasizes on its significance in upcoming Parliamentary polls

Jammu and Kashmir 01 september: Priya Sethi, National Executive Member, Prabhari Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Social Media Department, Jammu and Kashmir and former Minister has emphasized upon the significant role of Social Media in every sector including the polls in today’s modern era. 

She expressed this in her address while conducting a series of meeting of Party’s Social Media Department of Jammu border, Reasi, Sunderbani, Nowshera and Akhnoor constituency. In the meeting, Naresh Singh Jasrotia, Ankit Gupta, Nitish Mahajan, Sunil Sharma District President Jammu border and Rajeev Sharma District President Akhnoor were present.

Asserting that social media is going to play a highly crucial role in upcoming 2024 Parliamentary elections polls, the senior BJP leader asked the members of the of Social Media Department to gear up for the said elections and prepare multipronged strategy to be adopted by the Cell in ensuring unprecedented success to the party. She emphasized upon the party cadre especially those in the Social Media Cell to become proactive and work relentlessly in a mission mode so that the people get BJP Govt installed at the Centre for the third consecutive term.

Priya Sethi while highlighting the role of social media said that in the present day, it has the highest outreach and allows the users in a robust democracy to exchanging their ideas, thoughts and opinions through multiple platforms. As such any information transmitted through social media channels regarding elections reaches a significant percentage of the voters that influences the electorate. Moreover, it acts as an echo-chamber for like-minded voters thus becoming an important platform connecting people with similar ideas, opinions, and interests, she added.

Ankit Gupta said that social media can be used both positively as well as negatively and in view of the anti-India brigade along with the tacit support of some opposition leaders relentlessly indulging in maligning the BJP Govt at the Centre through their false narratives, therefore the responsibility and role of BJP’s Social Media Department has assumed greater significance. She asked the Social Media Deppt members to work intensely under a meticulously planned strategy to neutralize the propaganda disseminated by the aforesaid elements by creating false narratives based totally on surmises and conjunctures. She said though the people are wise enough not to be misled by these narratives, yet there is a dire need to strongly counter  the misinformation campaign launched by the opposition parties on social media.