Congress Slams Noida District Magistrate Over 'Pappu' Post On Rahul Gandhi

The Noida District Magistrate Manish Verma said some anti-social elements had misused his ID card and posted a "wrong comment".

The Congress on Friday said an "unacceptable comment" directed at Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was made in a social media post from the official X handle of the Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate and demanded action against the officer.

Later, a statement was posted on the X handle of District Magistrate Manish Verma, saying some anti-social elements had misused his ID card and posted a "wrong comment".

"Taking this seriously, legal action is being taken by registering an FIR immediately and the wrong tweet/comment is being investigated by the cyber cell," it said.