Twitter not convinced with ANI's 'Farmers' who hailed farm bills passed by Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Amidst the political uproar surrounding the two agricultural bills passed by the Parliament on Sunday, news agency ANI found some farmers in various parts of the country who announced their support for the two bills.
In a story from Kanpur, ANI reported that farmers in the district welcomed the new agriculture reform bills.
"We welcome the farm bill but the central govt should think more about the farmers. They should exclude the role of middlemen & take steps to ensure that farmers don't commit suicide," farmers were quoted as saying by ANI.
The story was posted on Twitter by the news agency, but soon the reactions from other users made it evident that it had failed to convince people about its authenticity.
Twitterati who outrightly declared it propaganda and started finding fault in the story. Noted activist Darshan Mondkar took a dig at the story and wrote “I love the farms in Kanpur UP. I mean, look at the healthy farmers sitting in the beautiful lined trees. And check the lovely boundary wall and the iron grills over it. Then check the Gate in the background. Also notice how all these farmers have such identical looking fields. There is so much beauty in uniformity. If this is how the farms look in Kanpur..... I wonder how the rest of Uttar Pradesh looks. Disclaimer: UNESCO has declared ANI as the first News Agency in the world to take pictures of a bunch of "Ramu Kaka"s in the city garden and pass them as farmers. This is also a great contribution to Adityanath's dream of building the World's Best Film City in UP” he wrote in a Facebook post.
Here are other reactions from Twitter:
Dear @ANI, my 2 tweets thread ?
— Amit Tyagi (@hiambuj) September 21, 2020
1. All 4 "farmers" in this pic are sitting in a park, not farm.
2. Ashoka tree, Palm tree & other such plants/trees in the pics are NOT part of farming.
3. Farmer 1 & 3 wearing same brand new pink gamcha.
(1/2) https://t.co/40eegR8qQ1
These actors are farmers but the ones getting their bones broken are terrorists according to BJP's media arm ANI and propaganda face Runout respectively. https://t.co/g0F2ZJADgc
— Sangram Satpathy (@sangramsatpath9) September 21, 2020
ANI's farmers https://t.co/gnUquzBUG3 pic.twitter.com/hJvfkq3MAH
— JackBo ManHorse (@basedIITian) September 21, 2020
ANI meeting Farmers to discuss Farm Bills#BJPKilledDemocracy #AllNonsenseNautanki pic.twitter.com/Bbyd1JegZl
— Banglar Gorbo Mamata (@BengalBachao) September 21, 2020
Also what the gamcha that the "farmer" in pic 1 has around his shoulders is suspiciously brand new and similar to the one tied around the head on pic 3 ? https://t.co/SdOQIdavBm
— Suresh Mathew (@Suresh_Mathew_) September 21, 2020
ANI Went to a Park ( Look at the Gate ). Picked some “Farmers” who told them they welcome the Farm Bill and gave insights on excluding role of middlemen pic.twitter.com/YKhjeGomT2
— Joy (@Joydas) September 21, 2020
Amazing how all four farmers gave ANI the EXACT SAME quote. ?? https://t.co/brr0R12emE
— Kunal Purohit (@kunalpurohit) September 21, 2020
ANI's tweet would make it seem like these are farmers from different parts of Kanpur district. Actually, they're all sitting around the same tree.
— Pratik Sinha (@free_thinker) September 21, 2020
And how does one ascribe the same quote to multiple people? https://t.co/eFwrO04W8L pic.twitter.com/v3eCzeUpIN
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AIMIM wins Malegaon Central seat by 162 votes
Malegaon (Maharashtra), Nov 23: In a closely contested election, Mohammad Ismail Abdul Khalique of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has retained the Malegaon Central assembly seat, winning by a razor-thin margin of 162 votes.
This victory in the north Maharashtra constituency marks a significant turnaround for Khalique, who previously enjoyed a commanding lead in the 2019 elections, winning by over one lakh votes.
Khalique, an Islamic scholar, received a total of 1,09,653 votes this time, narrowly defeating his nearest rival, Asif Shaikh Rasheed of the Indian Secular Largest Assembly of Maharashtra party, who got 1,09,491 votes.
There were a total of 13 candidates contesting in this Muslim dominated constituency. Barring Khalique and Rasheed, two other candidates -- Shaan-e-Hind Nihal Ahmed of Samajwadi Party and Ejaz Baig Aziz Baig managed below 10,000 votes. Other remaining candidates were below 1,000 votes.
This election marks Khalique's third term as an MLA. He initially represented the Malegaon Central seat in 2009 as a member of the Jan Surajya Shakti party.
However, Khalique faced a setback in the 2014 elections when he contested under the banner of the Nationalist Congress Party and lost.
His return to the assembly in 2019 under the AIMIM banner solidified his political presence, and despite the significantly reduced margin this year, he has once again emerged victorious.
The results highlight the competitive nature of the Malegaon Central constituency and underscore Khalique's resilience in maintaining his position amidst changing political dynamics.
