Kannada media reports ‘Naseer Saab Zindabad’ slogans as ‘Pakistan Zindabad’
Media reports made misleading claims that Naseer Hussain’s supporters chanted ‘Pakistan Zindabad’
In the aftermath of the Rajya Sabha election results in Karnataka, a misleading narrative emerged when several news channels reported that supporters of Congress candidate Naseer Hussain chanted "Pakistan Zindabad" during the celebrations. However, a closer examination of the video footage revealed that the supporters were actually shouting "Naseer Saab Zindabad."
Major Kannada news outlets, including TV9, Suvarna News, Public TV, Vistara News, News First, and Republic Kannada, propagated the false claim that the slogans were in support of Pakistan.
Some reports suggested that a person standing next to Naseer Hussain was the one shouting "Pakistan Zindabad." However, another video showed that the individual was, in fact, chanting "Naseer Saab Zindabad."
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Several news channels aired the misleading information, leading to BJP leaders expressing their intent to file a complaint with the Vidhana Soudha Police Station.
Alt News co-founder Muhammad Zubair also shared the video in slow motion on his X account, in which people can be seen chanting ‘Nasir Saab Zindabad’.
ರಾಜ್ಯಸಭಾ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗೆದ್ದ ಬೆನ್ನಲ್ಲೇ ನಾಸೀರ್ ಹುಸೇನ್ ಬೆಂಬಲಿಗರಿಂದ ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನ್ ಜಿಂದಾಬಾದ್ ಘೋಷಣೆ.. ವಿಧಾನಸೌಧದಲ್ಲಿ 'ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನ್ ಜಿಂದಾಬಾದ್' ಎಂದು ಜೈಕಾರ ಕೂಗಿದ ಬೆಂಬಲಿಗರು #Bengaluru #NaseerHussain #Congress #RajyaSabhaElection #Pakistan #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/YbqYffch5Y
— PublicTV (@publictvnews) February 27, 2024
Chants in praise of Pakistan raised during victory celebrations of Congress Rajya Sabha candidates in Karnataka.
— NewsFirst Prime (@NewsFirstprime) February 27, 2024
When NewsFirst confronted candidate Syed Naseer Hussain, he denied such chants.#Karnataka #RajyaSabhaElections pic.twitter.com/iIORCkQVY7
ವಿಧಾನಸೌಧದ ಆವರಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನ್ ಜಿಂದಾಬಾದ್ ಎಂದು ಘೋಷಣೆ ಕೂಗಿದ ಘಟನೆ ಮಂಗಳವಾರ ನಡೆದಿದೆ. ರಾಜ್ಯಸಭಾ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗೆಲುವು ಕಂಡ ಬಳಿಕ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ನ ನಾಸಿರ್ ಹುಸೇನ್ ಬೆಂಬಲಿಗರು ಈ ಘೋಷಣೆ ಕೂಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ.#Vidhansouda #Karnataka #RajyaSabha #Election #NasirHussain
— Asianet Suvarna News (@AsianetNewsSN) February 27, 2024
ವಿವರವಾದ ಸುದ್ದಿಗೆ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ:… pic.twitter.com/jstD7pvKFC
A video of @NasirHussainINC's supporters saying 'Nasir Saab Zindabad' is reported/shared by several Kannada News Channels with the claim that it is 'Pakistan Zindabad'.
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) February 27, 2024
The same is now getting shared by several BJP supporters. pic.twitter.com/vJrCOMG3ZT
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Child rape-murder: Hundreds protest on Mumbai-Bengaluru highway in Pune; traffic hit
Pune (PTI): Hundreds of people blocked the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway in Pune to protest the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl, leading to traffic disruption on the busy route for about four hours.
The girl's family members and other demonstrators placed the body on the road in the Navale Bridge area on Saturday evening and demanded stringent punishment for the 65-year-old man arrested in the case.
Several videos surfaced showing a huge traffic jam on the highway.
Later, the victim's last rites were performed at the Vaikunt crematorium here shortly after midnight amid tight police security.
The accused man, who works as a labourer and has a criminal record, allegedly lured the girl with the promise of food on Friday in the Bhor tehsil of Pune district. He then took her to a cattle enclosure where he allegedly sexually assaulted her and later killed her by hitting her with a stone, according to the police.
He was arrested based on CCTV footage from a private residence, which captured him with the child.
A case was registered against him under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and he has been remanded in police custody till May 7.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar on Saturday met the family of the victim, assuring them of strict action against the accused and a fast-track trial.
Describing the incident as "shocking" and a "blot on humanity", Pawar said the government stands firmly with the victim's family and will ensure justice.
She also spoke to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and sought a fast-track court trial so that the accused receives the harshest punishment.
Deputy CM Eknath Shinde directed Pune rural police to gather concrete evidence to build a watertight case and conduct the trial in a fast-track court.
Efforts should be made to ensure the accused gets the death penalty, a statement quoted Shinde as saying.
