Fact Check: Viral video from West Bengal falsely linked to Haryana communal violence
Social media has been flooded with a video allegedly showing a group of youths and children wielding swords and waving Islamic flags as they march through a street, with claims linking it to the recent communal violence that erupted in Haryana's Nuh district on July 31, resulting in the deaths of at least six people.
To verify the authenticity of the video, a fact check was conducted, including a reverse image search of keyframes from the video. This led to a tweet and a Reddit post where users in the comment sections pointed out that the video was actually from a Muharram procession in West Bengal.
Further investigations led to a clearer version of the video, dated July 29, 2023, posted by a social worker named Shaikh Aptaj Bharatiya from Dhuliyan, West Bengal. He confirmed that the video depicted a Muharram procession in Dhuliyan, which took place on the tenth day of Muharram, known as Ashura.
Additionally, a Google Earth search of CJ Patel More Road in Dhuliyan, dated May 2023, was compared with the video's content, and it was verified that the viral video was indeed from Dhuliyan, West Bengal.
Despite the false claims circulating on social media, there is no connection between the Muharram procession in West Bengal and the communal violence that occurred in Haryana's Nuh district. The misleading information has caused confusion and spread false narratives.
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BJP takes out torch rally in Ranchi over women's quota bill
Ranchi (PTI): Jharkhand BJP on Tuesday took out a torch rally in Ranchi against the Congress-led opposition alliance for allegedly obstructing the implementation of the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha.
Led by the BJP women's wing, the 'Mahila Aakrosh Mashal Yatra' was taken out from Ranchi's Jaipal Singh Stadium to Albert Ekka Chowk.
Jharkhand BJP president Aditya Sahu, who also took part in the procession, said, "By opposing the Women's Reservation Bill, the Congress-led opposition alliance in Lok Sabha has committed an injustice against women in the country. The people will never forgive them."
Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth said, "Historic decisions are being taken to empower women under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but the opposition is obstructing women's rights due to its narrow politics."
Jharkhand BJP women's wing president Aarti Singh said that the women of Jharkhand have now awakened and are ready to fight to any extent for their honour and rights.
