A post attributed to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is going viral on social media claiming that he has called for a Bharat Bandh on January 1, 2023, demanding that India be declared a Hindu nation.
The post reads: हिन्दूओ मे 01-01-2023 को भारत को हिन्दूराष्ट्र की मांग मे लिए सम्पूर्ण बंद देखना चाहता हू कि भारत के हिंदूओ मे कितना दम है (English translation: I want to see a complete bandh in India — demanding a Hindu nation — on January 1, 2023 . Let’s see how much power the Hindus in India have.)
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post, and found it to be false.
We could not find any recent media reports to corroborate the viral claim.
We scanned through Yogi Adityanath’s website and his official social media handles like Twitter and Facebook, but could not find any such announcement.
Earlier, NewsMobile debunked the same statement when it was attributed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Hence, it is clear that the above post is false.
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