The Congress on Saturday wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg asking what steps were being taken to address the allegations on the social media giant’s India unit being biased towards the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The letter, second in a month, came after Time magazine’s article reported that ‘evidence of biases and a quid pro relationship’ of Facebook India with the BJP. Congress, at a press conference, also demanded an investigation by a Joint Parliamentary Committee into the alleged links of Facebook employees with the ruling party.

A report by The Wall Street Journal, earlier this month, had revealed that Facebook India did not apply its hate speech policy on the BJP leaders. The report said that the social media company allowed posts in India by BJP leaders that called for violence against minorities.

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi shared the Time magazine report and said it has exposed that nexus between WhatsApp and BJP.

“Used by 40 Cr Indians, WhatsApp also wants to be used for making payments for which Modi Government’s approval is needed. Thus, BJP has a hold over WhatsApp,” he wrote. The popular messaging app WhatsApp is also owned by Facebook.

In his letter to Zuckerberg, Congress general secretary organisation, KC Venugopal, referred to his earlier letter dated August 17 in which the party had requested the US-based company to investigate the allegations made in the WSJ report.

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“We draw your attention to the article in Time magazine dated August 27 that reveals more information and evidence of biases and a quid-pro-quo relationship of Facebook India with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party,” Venugopal said in the letter.

“We will also be pursuing legislative and judicial actions in India to ensure that a foreign company cannot continue to cause social disharmony in our nation for their pursuit of private profits,” he said.

At the party’s press conference, spokesperson Pawan Khera and AICC data analytics department chief Praveen Chakravarty called for an “exhaustive and unbiased investigation by a Joint Parliamentary Committee between the unending links of Facebook employees and the ruling establishment”.

“The investigation must include how Facebook manipulated voter opinion, allowed hate speech and was oblivious to fake news, even when they were in clear violation of their own regulations,” they said in a statement.

“WhatsApp cannot be granted approvals for its payment operations until the inquiry is complete and the recommended actions are taken by the company,” Khera and Chakravarty said.

They also demanded that the report of the investigation ordered by Facebook into the conduct of its Indian unit be made public.