Viral photo of Priyanka carrying a bag with text “I don’t care about Bangladeshi Hindus” is edited
A post being shared on social media (here, and here) features a photo of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi carrying a bag with the text, “I don’t care about Bangladeshi Hindus.” Let’s verify the post through this article.
The archived post can be found here.
Claim: A photo shows Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi carrying a bag with the text, “I don’t care about Bangladeshi Hindus.”
Fact: The viral photo is edited. The original photo shows Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi in Parliament on 16 December 2024, carrying a bag supporting Palestine. However, the next day, 17 December 2024, she carried a new bag supporting Bangladeshi Hindus and joined Congress MPs in protesting against atrocities on Hindus and Christians in Bangladesh. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
To verify the authenticity of the viral photo of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, we conducted a Google Lens search, which led us to a news report (archived) by India Today dated 16 December 2024. The report featured the original photo of Priyanka Gandhi carrying a bag. According to the report, the photo shows Priyanka Gandhi arriving in Parliament on 16 December 2024 with a bag displaying a message in support of Palestine, expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people.
We also found a social media post (archived) on Priyanka Gandhi’s Instagram handle, showing her bag with “PALESTINE” written on it.
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We found that the viral photo is an edited version of this photo. A comparison between the original photo and the viral photo is seen below.
However, on 17 December 2024, Priyanka Gandhi carried (archived) a new bag with a slogan supporting the Hindus & Christians of Bangladesh. On the same day, she, along with other Congress MPs, protested in Parliament, demanding justice for Hindus and Christians facing atrocities in Bangladesh.
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To sum up, the viral photo of Priyanka Gandhi carrying a bag with the text “I don’t care about Bangladeshi Hindus” is edited.
(This story was originally published by factly.in, and republished by english.varthabharati.in as part of the Shakti Collective)
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Rajnath to top commanders: Outmaneuver adversaries with strategic surprise
Jaipur/New Delhi (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday directed the top military commanders of the three services to integrate an "element of surprise" into modern warfare to outmaneuver India's adversaries and bolster strategic posture.
In his address at the joint commanders conference in Jaipur, Singh also described the Operation Sindoor as a testament to the "swift, precise, and joint response" of the Indian armed forces to safeguard national interests and called upon the military to remain ready to deal with any security challenges.
In their two-day deliberations, the commanders carried out a comprehensive review of the combat preparedness of the military in the wake of the evolving regional security situation.
Operation Sindoor was a demonstration of India's growing capabilities and a symbol of the nation's collective resolve and new military ethos, Singh said, a day after the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor.
He also unveiled a 'Joint Doctrine for Integrated Communication Architecture' that is aimed at strengthening doctrinal clarity, interoperability and integrated communications across the armed forces in future multidomain operations.
The joint commanders' conference, themed 'Military Capability in New Domains', brought together the top leadership of the defence ministry and the three services to deliberate on emerging security challenges and future readiness.
Comprehensive deliberations were held on future warfare, multidomain operations, technological transformation and joint capability development.
The conference witnessed extensive discussions on cognitive warfare, cyber resilience against evolving quantum and AI-enabled threats, military capability development in emerging domains, indigenous innovation and AI-enabled warfighting concepts.
It was attended by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, Chief of the Army Staff Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh among others.
In his remarks, Singh asked the commanders to remain "future-ready" by learning from the operation as well as the current global security landscape.
He underscored the need to strengthen capabilities in artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, data analytics and secure communication networks to stay prepared in the rapidly evolving geopolitical security scenario. He emphasised that future conflicts will increasingly be shaped by hybrid threats, information dominance and operations conducted simultaneously across cyber, space, electromagnetic and cognitive domains, according to an official readout.
Highlighting the transformative impact of emerging technologies, Singh stressed on the importance of ensuring integrated national preparedness across all spectrums of conflict, it said.
Singh's remarks at the conference came a day after the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor.
The defence minister appreciated the progress achieved in enhancing jointness, integration and technological adoption across the three services, the readout noted.
Singh said that jointness constitutes a pivotal dimension within the transformative changes sweeping across the global defence sector.
"Future wars will not be won solely through weaponry, but through innovative thinking and enhanced synergy," he said.
The defence minister exhorted the commanders to cultivate the "element of surprise" to remain unpredictable to the nation's adversaries and secure a strategic edge in any given situation.
He, however, urged them to remain vigilant of the element of surprise of the enemy and always stay two steps ahead.
Singh also reiterated the Narendra Modi government's commitment to enhancing the capabilities of the defence forces through state-of-the-art weapons and platforms. He added that special focus is being laid on research in niche domains.
During the conference, he released a documentary film on Operation Sindoor.
The film reaffirms the nation's and defence forces' commitment to operational preparedness and decisive national response capabilities.
Demonstrations of advanced systems and platforms developed for intelligence fusion, operational planning and information management were also showcased during the conference reflecting growing integration of cutting-edge technologies into joint operational structures, according to the defence ministry.
The discussions will contribute significantly towards shaping India's future military transformation and integrated operational preparedness, it said.
