Both parties said they did not have any connection to accounts or pages that were taken down. According to Facebook, the network associated with the Congress included 549 accounts and 138 pages, which reached 206,000 followers. The network linked to Silver Touch included a widely popular page called The India Eye, which was followed by 2.6 million people on Facebook and 15,000 on Instagram. The Congress said in a statement that none of the pages taken down were officially backed by it or its verified volunteers. Congress’s chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala hit back, asking why Facebook did not disclose details about Silver Touch and name BJP.

Source: Hindustan Times April 01, 2019 18:22 UTC