Dubai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of India is being trolled on Twitter after they posted a graph to show “The truth of hike” in petrol and diesel prices.
Truth of hike in petrol prices! pic.twitter.com/hES7murfIL
— BJP (@BJP4India) September 10, 2018
India is witnessing record-high fuel prices. On Monday, the country saw nationwide protests shutting down businesses, government offices and schools.
The graph had aimed to indicate the difference in the percentage of the fuel price hike, compared to the years when the Indian National Congress was in power in India. However, many Twitter users found it misleading and incorrect.
Twitter user @abhysunny asked: “Why is the graph misleading?”
And @priteshp4 replied: “Graph is of the percentage of hikes in values and not the price of petrol.”
Graph is of % hikes in values and not price of petrol.
— priteshp (@priteshp4) September 10, 2018
Like most who could not make any sense of the graph @tweet2el posted: “Made only for bhakts (Modi’s followers)... others might not understand.”
*made only for bhakts*
— Êllə (@tweet2el) September 10, 2018
others might not understand. 🤓
Some Twitter users said that more authentic data was expected from BJP’s official Twitter account, manipulation of data was not acceptable. @rebelawyer posted: “If you’re going to provide data, please provide complete data along with prevailing international prices and excise duties. Not in graph form (where you can manipulate viewers’ minds) but in tabular form, year on year data.”
If you’re going to provide data, please provide complete data along with prevailing international prices and excise duties. Not in graph form (where you can manipulate viewers minds) but in tabular form, year on year data.
— Irreverent Lawyer (@rebelawyer) September 10, 2018
And @drvandanaguru tweeted: “Come on please also mention the crude oil price in international value and then display the facts. Showing half information and calling yourself superior...”
Some just could not believe the graph.
Twitter user @pktn__ jokingly tweeted: “Did you guys really tweet this or has the INC (Indian National Congress) hacked your account? Guys seriously... but this is crossing limits.”
And, @vikas_1011 questioned: “BJP IT Team and @amitmalviya pls confirm how come 80 is lower than 71?”
BJP IT Team and @amitmalviya pls confirm how come 80 is lower than 71.???
— Vikas Sharma (@vikas_1011) September 10, 2018
Others tweeted more seriously that this graph was indicative of inefficient leaders handling the country’s economy.
Twitter user @OManojKumar posted: “This graph just proves how incompetent the government and the economic advisers to the government are. This is worse than Modinomics.”
This Graph just proves what an incompetent Gov't & economic advisers to the gov't are
— Manoj Kumar Odakayi (@OManojKumar) September 10, 2018
This is worse than Modinomics
Many said the graph was acceptable only in Modinomics, a word coined to describe the economic policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
@sanjeevscion: “#Modinomics: This is why India is going down. This is how they calculate! And the funniest part is they take people for granted and think that they have outsmarted the public!”
Here are some other memes that were posted in reply to BJP's tweet:
Where is logic in this graph? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/OCcWULPIG6
— Irony Of India (@IronyOfIndia_) September 10, 2018
— Batty (@MrBatty_) September 10, 2018
Wah modi ji wah , 56 Rs /liter is costly than 72 RS /liter. pic.twitter.com/aKpxOSNMvf
— Ashish Joshi (@SolutionsJoshi) September 10, 2018