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By Kalim Ahmed
A video shot during a procession where people can be seen celebrating the victory of a newly-elected Panchayat Samiti member in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh is widely circulating on social media. Several BJP members of the state alleged that pro-Pakistan slogans were raised in this rally. This was also reported by multiple mainstream media outlets and an FIR was registered against 62 people, out of which 12 people have been named.
( Link https://twitter.com/PTI_News/status/1528335544513572866?t=hXekNBMS4R681JQrJkfOHg&s=19)
Pratul Shah Deo, BJP Jharkhand spokesperson, shared the video on Twitter saying that once again pro-Pakistan slogans were raised in Jharkhand. He further added that the video is said to be from Hazaribagh and the incident should be thoroughly investigated.
( Link https://twitter.com/pratulshahdeo/status/1528062970302898176?t=1sXw8jNX2fK7fEAkfBjtmg&s=19)
Deepak Prakash, the state president of BJP Jharkhand, shared the video on Twitter and wrote, “When the Chief Minister of Jharkhand has a problem with the slogan “Bharat Mata ki Jai”, there will be slogans of “Pakistan Zindabad” in the state”. He also made a xenophobic remark in his tweet.
( Link https://twitter.com/dprakashbjp/status/1528395921629024256?t=hSb7EKVxpBQSLjIZNMahAg&s=19)
Media outlets The Times of India, Republic, The Hindu, Times Now, Business Standard, and Scroll reported on the incident. Pro-BJP propaganda website OpIndia also ran similar stories. It is important to note that Business Standard and The Hindu have attributed their report to PTI.
Many of these media outlets also stated that similar slogans were raised in Giridih last month, after which the police arrested a mukhiya candidate and two of his supporters. Alt News has already debunked this claim. The report can be read here.
Fact-check
Alt News contacted a local journalist who helped us connect with Shamim Ansari, who is the son of the newly elected Panchayat Samiti member, Amina Bibi.
Shamim shared with us a series of videos from the victory procession that took place on May 19. We have compared the viral video circulating on social media to the one shared by Shamim Ansari.
Read the full story here:- https://www.altnews.in/no-pro-pakistan-slogan-was-not-raised-in-jharkhands-hazaribagh/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=newpost