No, AAP leader Avadh Ojha didn't call ex-Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia a 'coward'
The Verdict False [False]
The video is altered and Ojha's response to an unrelated question was added to create a false narrative about Ojha criticizing Manish Sisodia.
What is the claim?
A video of Avadh Ojha, a member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has gone viral on X with a claim that he called fellow party leader and Delhi's former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia a "coward".
In the viral video, the interviewer questions Ojha about Sisodia not contesting from the Patparganj Assembly constituency—a seat he has won and represented for the last three polls in Delhi—for the upcoming Delhi elections scheduled to be held on February 5. Ojha seemingly responds with a verse in Hindi which loosely translates to, "Those who have not seen war in their lives are unfortunate because they have broken their vows or fled from battle."
Ojha is the party's current candidate from the Patparganj seat.
The video was shared by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT-cell head Amit Malviya, party's National Secretary (BJP Youth) Tajinder Bagga, and party's State General Secretary Vaishali Poddar.
However, we found that the viral clip has been altered by adding Ojha's reply to an unrelated question, making it appear that he was responding to the question about Sisodia not contesting from the Patparganj seat. At no point in this interview does Ojha call Sisodia a "coward".
What did we find?
In the viral video, we noticed that the journalist was holding the mic of news channel NDTV. On looking for the interview using reverse search, we found that NDTV journalist Rajeev Ranjan had interviewed Ojha (archived here) on January 8, 2025.
Ranjan's question in the viral clip can be heard at the 1:46 second mark in the NDTV video, where he highlighted that Patparganj is an important seat from where Sisodia has won thrice and served as the deputy chief minister. He then goes on to question Ojha about Sisodia stepping away this time.
To this Ojha responds, "He has not stepped away, he has given it to me. He was associated with education and I also wanted to work in the field of education so I requested him to give me this seat."
What about the answer in the viral clip?
The answer in the viral clip can be heard at the 51-second mark, where Ranjan introduced Ojha and said that the AAP leader just entered politics and is now contesting elections. Ojha responded to this question with a verse in Hindi, "Those who have not seen war in their lives are unfortunate because they have broken their vows or fled from battle," before talking about his work in the field of education.
At no point in the interview did Ojha make any negative remarks about Sisodia.
The verdict
The viral clip of AAP leader Avadh Ojha calling AAP leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia a "coward" has been altered. Ojha's response to an unrelated question was added to the viral video to make it appear like he was talking about Sisodia not contesting from the Patparganj seat.
(This story was originally published by logicallyfacts, and republished by english.varthabharati.in as part of the Shakti Collective)
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Rahul Gandhi joins Haryana Congress leader's 'Sadbhav Yatra' in Gurugram
Gurugram (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday joined the 'Sadbhav Yatra' of Haryana Congress leader Brijendra Singh here.
Gandhi, who is the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, reached Gurugram in the evening and joined the yatra. He also walked some distance with Brijendra, state Congress chief Rao Narender Singh and other leaders.
Huge crowds had turned up for the occasion.
Later, Gandhi proceeded to the venue where he addressed a public gathering.
Leader of Opposition in Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda and other Congress leaders, including Randeep Singh Surjewala, B K Hariprasad, state Congress chief Rao Narender Singh, were also present.
Brijendra Singh had on Thursday said it is a matter of joy for them that Gandhi was joining the 'Sadbhav Yatra' in Gurugram-Badshahpur, "thereby strengthening the Indian National Congress' campaign for brotherhood and harmony".
The 'Sadbhav Yatra' began from Danoda village at Narwana in Jind on October 5, 2025, and has covered 85 of the 90 assembly segments in the state.
The foot march was started by Brijendra Singh, son of Congress veteran Birender Singh, to highlight several national and regional issues.
State Congress chief Rao Narender Singh had asked all party leaders to take part in Friday's event.
Days before his yatra began in October, Brijendra Singh, who narrowly lost the 2024 assembly polls from Jind's Uchana Kalan, accused the ruling BJP of playing "divisive politics" and said that "sadbhav" (harmony) has come under stress in the last decade.
Brijendra Singh was a sitting MP from Hisar for the BJP when he resigned ahead of the 2024 general election and switched over to the Congress. He also alleged that the saffron party creates a wedge in society to achieve its political purpose.
The 'padyatra' has so far covered 85 assembly constituencies in Haryana, traversing more than 2,700 kilometres.
Addressing the public gathering, Brijendra Singh said the yatra is inspired by Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra, where he took the party's vision and values directly to the people of the country.
Singh said the yatra has highlighted issues like "Vote Chori" (vote theft), unemployment, poor law and order situation, agrarian distress, and issues related to government employees, labourers and traders.
"Sadbhav (harmony) and bhaichara (brotherhood), which the BJP is attempting to weaken, are the messages of this yatra," he said, adding that its slogan is "Congress ka haath bhaichara ka saath".
"This yatra is a natural extension of the Bharat Jodo Yatra," Brijendra Singh said.
