NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday alleged that the Congress had used an AI-generated image to show a massive crowd at the INDIA bloc’s rally against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan. He also took a swipe at the party, saying it should have at least prepared the AI-generated image “properly”.Rijiju’s remarks came a day after several prominent opposition leaders attended the mega-rally at the iconic Ramlila Maidan.In a post on X, Rijiju wrote: “To show a large crowd in Ramlila Maidan, the
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Congress Party should have at least prepared the AI-generated photo properly.”“Even the fake AI photo to show that Ramlila ground was full is not done properly by the fake narrative team of Congress Party!” he added.Congress stalwarts Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge attended the rally, with Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi leading the INDIA bloc’s charge. Other prominent leaders present included Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Akhilesh Yadav, Mamata Banerjee, Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and Tejashwi Yadav.Addressing the gathering on Sunday, Rahul said the opposition would take on the BJP’s top leadership, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, after Gyanesh Kumar’s removal as chief election commissioner.Speaking at the rally, which saw protesters raise anti-BJP and anti-CEC slogans, Rahul claimed the trio was losing sleep over the agitation and said the CEC’s removal would be the first step towards putting the country back on track.