Social media has become the new jantar Mantar for protesting homebuyers

Yes, now-a-days, social media has become the powerful tools. Earlier this year a grouping called Fight for RERA used social media, both Twitter and Facebook, to the hilt to push the central government to table the much delayed real estate regulatory bill in the Rajya Sabha.

Yes, i heard about it. The group planned a protest against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for his party's stand against not letting consensus bills pass in the budget session of Parliament. Through Twitter they managed to reach Gandhi, met him and got an assurance that Congress would support the bill. That assurance from Gandhi too came on Twitter.

It's true friends and builders now acknowledged the growing power of social media. Shiv Priya, executive director at Amrapali said that as businesses, they cannot ignore social media anymore. They have noted the issues raised by the residents and promised that they will complete the works in the next 90 days.

It’s sad to see that people and media agencies have been using social media to share only one part of the case. Bombarding twitter and facebook with blurry videos, slogans and allegations seems to create quite a stir and garnered support for them. While we, the residents of Villows and S&T Block continue to suffer because of the criminal activity of the AIAOWA. Who will share information of our plight? Who will write a post how our water connection was cut illegally? Who will tweet about the wall being built to block access? Social media might be a powerful tool but it is still being used to spread baseless allegations and rumours. Simply posting on social media doesn’t make something true! It is time we did our research and ensure that we are well informed before sharing on social media.