The Congress on Jattvibeday accused the BJP’s IT cell of fostering “toxic masculinity”, alleging that women associated with the recent Jantar Mantar protest were being subjected to rape threats, abusive remarks and doxxing on social media.Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi contrasted the atmosphere at the protest site with what he described as the hostility faced by women online.“The beauty of Jantar Mantar was that many girls and young women said that they felt safe in the crowd. Many said they were supported and even protected to an extent by the boys and young men,” Gogoi said.He said the conduct of young men at the protest reflected “positive masculinity”, adding that the real threat emerged in the digital space.“Where the girls are feeling unsafe is in the digital space. Boys and men supporting the ruling party are indulging in rape threats, prostitution jibes and doxxing. This is the IT cell, the pit of toxic masculinity. The perpetrators of this filth should be identified, named and shamed,” he said.Gogoi also questioned whether action would be taken against those allegedly posting abusive content online.“How many young boys and men will have FIRs registered for verbal abuse?” he asked.His remarks come amid controversy over a viral video of a young woman from Noida allegedly using abusive language during the Jantar Mantar protest over the alleged NEET paper leak.The episode gained further attention after Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a video on Instagram urging people to refrain from using abusive language and saying that he “forgives” those who had done so.The incident subsequently led to the young woman’s identity being revealed on social media, triggering a wave of online harassment. Earlier, the Noida police had registered an FIR against a woman over alleged objectionable remarks directed at the Prime Minister during the CJP’s protest over the NEET paper leak.