By Kalim Ahmed

A short clip of Rahul Gandhi speaking at an event is circulating on social media. In this clip, the Congress leader can be heard saying, “…जो काले किसान के खिलाफ कानून आए थे, 3 कानून.” [Translation: “…The three laws that were introduced against black farmers..”].

Sharing this clip on Twitter, Amit Malviya, the in-charge of BJP’s national information & technology department, wrote, “Black farmer? This is an insult to the farmers. From Rajasthan to Chhattisgarh, the Congress has brought farmers to the brink of destitution.”

https://twitter.com/amitmalviya/status/1615727444748541952?t=U87WMK9Kx0oMlnOA0TFBEQ&s=19

BJP workers Arun Yadav and Priti Gandhi also shared the clip on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/beingarun28/status/1615728103019655172?t=ePMvGuRKB54kBd_SybQY_w&s=19

Priti Gandhi wrote, “Listen carefully what Rahul ji is saying…. Not the law, the farmers are black!!”

https://twitter.com/MrsGandhi/status/1615733384172695556?t=OSzYr1fCjsJH0bWIyeX1iQ&s=19

Abhimanyu Singh, according to whose bio, he is the personal secretary to the chief minister of Haryana, also shared the clip and wrote, “Laws Against Black Farmers.

https://twitter.com/abhimanyu7779/status/1615728950298439681?t=w-ybHfdY14R_QEhVhC_Z7A&s=19

Fact Check

We went through the YouTube channel of the Indian National Congress and came across a speech by Rahul Gandhi delivered in Himachal Pradesh on January 18. The tweets from BJP leaders and workers came on the same day as the speech was delivered.

Rahul Gandhi begins his speech at the event by praising the people of Himachal Pradesh for maintaining peace and then proceeds to talk about the erosion of democracy.

At the 3:58-minute mark, Rahul Gandhi says, “It is a democratic nation. Before the yatra, we tried a lot…whenever we try to bring up the issues faced by the people in the Parliament, we are not allowed to speak. The mics are turned off, and the camera that should be showing the proceedings of the parliament cuts to the face of the speaker of the house or to the face of some cabinet leaders. So, we cannot speak in the Parliament house, in the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha.”

He adds, “Tried speaking about demonetisation, tried speaking about wrong GST, tried speaking about Agniveer, but that path was closed. You are well aware of the press. In the last five years, have you seen the media raising the issue of unemployment?

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