The Congress continues to project a stridently liberal image espousing 'love' on social media, but its latest official video could cause the grand old party some embarrassment.
The video posted on Monday is a 'year-ender' highlighting major events of 2018. The Congress video shows the name of the child who was raped and killed in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir early this year.
The Congress video also features a protest about the Kathua rape and murder with activists carrying placards showing the victim's photograph. Publicising a rape victim's identity is a punishable offence under Section 228A of the Indian Penal Code; several media organisations received notices from the Delhi High Court for publicising the Kathua victim's name and photograph.
The Congress had launched strident protests over the Kathua incident across the country after it emerged that BJP leaders in Jammu were attempting to defend the accused persons.
In addition, the Congress's year-ender video also shows clips of people dancing outside a moving car, similar to the Kiki challenge that went viral earlier this year. Police forces across India, and the rest of the world, had issued advisories to the public to avoid participating in the Kiki challenge, which involved daring people to jump out of their moving cars and dance.
The Congress year-ender video is divided into two halves, with one half showing scenes of hatred and tragedy and the other half showing scenes of love and hope. The video covers key events such as the protests against the Kathua rape and murder, the Nirav Modi case, the Kerala floods, the MeToo movement and Congress victories in the states of Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The Congress video also gives ample audio-visual coverage to party chief Rahul Gandhi.
The video would be heart-warming to a Congress supporter, but the controversial scenes may not escape the attention of others.
