After remaining silent for a whole day, Congress president Rahul Gandhi finally arrived on Twitter to oppose the recent decisions of the Modi government on Jammu and Kashmir. The state has been bifurcated into two Union Territories by a bill in parliament, and the Article 35A has been abolished and Article 370 rendered ineffective by a presidential order.

The Congress is split into middle on the decision to fully integrate Jammu and Kashmir into India. While officially the party is opposing the move, several senior members of the party have gone against the party’s position and supported the government. Even the party’s chief whip in Rajya Sabha Bhubaneshwar Kalita resigned from the party and the upper house yesterday in protest against the Congress party’s stand on Article 370.

National integration isn’t furthered by unilaterally tearing apart J&K, imprisoning elected representatives and violating our Constitution. This nation is made by its people, not plots of land. This abuse of executive power has grave implications for our national security. — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 6, 2019

Rahul Gandhi said that the government’s decision violates constitution, and that the nation is made up of people, not plots of land. Soon after he tweeted this, many people began replying to him, reminding that Article 370 was always temporary, and it is being removed as per the provisions of the Constitution only. Many Twitter users also criticised him for the party’s stand in the Parliament today that Kashmir is not an internal issue of India.

Soon after Twitter users replied to Rahul Gandhi, they discovered they have been blocked by the Congress president. Several persons posted screenshots showing that they have been blocked form following the official account of Rahul Gandhi.

Series of Events

Pic1- @RahulGandhi tweeted

Pic2- I replied

Pic 3- Newton’s Third law BLOCKED ME ?? Mujhe Entertainment se door kyon rakha ja raha hai, Aise kaise chalega ???? pic.twitter.com/LGV0VT7b0E — संवैधानिक डकैत (@Shivam_h9) August 6, 2019

National integration isn’t furthered by unilaterally tearing apart J&K, imprisoning elected representatives and violating our Constitution. This nation is made by its people, not plots of land. This abuse of executive power has grave implications for our national security. — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 6, 2019

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Some people were blocked just for asking what took so long for Rahul Gandhi to react to the Modi government’s decision, or for just commenting that finally remembered.

True that and imagine he blocked me just now! pic.twitter.com/EtqJQ9x403 — Vagisha (@vagishasoni) August 6, 2019

And He Blocked Me ???‍♀️? SO MUCH FOR FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN INDIA ? pic.twitter.com/oKCB0phiFr — Dr Khushboo ??‍⚕️ (@khushikadri) August 6, 2019

While some others were blocked for pointing out Congress party’s stand saying that Kashmir is not an internal matter of India.

Our future PM Blocked me??? pic.twitter.com/JKayVXaH7N — ＷａｌｉHMP (@NetajiBond) August 6, 2019

Pappu blocked me ?‍♀ pic.twitter.com/0gNxt5jIWc — Desi Sherlock (@ModifiedIndia20) August 6, 2019

Many others were blocked for what is known as ‘trolling’ on social media.

.@RahulGandhi Oh!! No No No Noooo!!! Rahul Gandhi WHY did you Block Me for THIS ??? pic.twitter.com/ChJ9jF1WhJ — Rosy (@rose_k01) August 6, 2019

Oops Rahul Gandhi ji is so intolerant . Koi kah do Unblock kr de ab kuch nhi likhungi ??#ShameOnCongress pic.twitter.com/pWEqcB5tnx — Pooja Singh ?? (@ThePoojaSingh1) August 6, 2019

It is ironical that while Rahul Gandhi says that the nation is made by people, he seems to not like people who disagree with him, and who show the truth to him.