A video of schoolkids performing a skit is widely shared on social media, claiming that the student playing ‘Bharat Mata’ (Mother India) was forced to remove her crown and offer Namaz. The post also claims that it is from a government school in Delhi.
The video was shred with a caption: दिल्ली के सरकारी स्कूलों में ये हो रहा है !! भारत माता के सिर से मुकुट उतारकर सफेद कपड़ा रखकर कलमा पढ़ाया जा रहा है। ये है दिल्ली के स्कूलों का केजरीवाल मॉडल, इसे ज्यादा से ज्यादा फैलाओ (English translation: This is happening in government schools of Delhi!! Taking off the crown from the head of Bharat Mata, and keeping a white cloth. This is the Kejriwal model of Delhi schools, spread it as much as possible.)
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post, and found it to be false.
The longer version of the video — dated August 15, 2022 — has been shared on Twitter by Indian journalist Arvind Chauhan, with a caption: “Here is the complete video of the students offering prayers in various ways (as per the religions).” In the original video, students can be seen offering prayers as per different religious customs.
In the same thread, he also shares a quote from the teacher who choreographed the performance. The teacher can be heard saying that the stage play was performed by the students of Shishu Bharatiya Vidhyalaya in Lucknow. She also mentions that the skit is choreographed to show the unity of the country and a small clip of the same is shared with false claims.
Listen to the teacher who had choreographed the act.#Lucknow pic.twitter.com/WmP6Sqsbls
— Arvind Chauhan (Silly Soul | मूर्ख आत्मा) (@Arv_Ind_Chauhan) August 15, 2022
Also, a tweet by the Police Commissionerate Lucknow has shared the complete version of the video with a caption: छोटे बच्चों द्वारा सांप्रदायिक सौहार्द हेतु प्रस्तुत नाटिका का सम्पूर्ण वीडियो,जिसको कुछ असामाजिक तत्वों द्वारा गलत ढंग से प्रचारित कर सांप्रदायिक द्वेष फैलाने का अपराधिक कृत्य किया गया है। ऐसे लोगों के विरुद्ध सख्त कानूनी कार्रवाई की जाएगी। (English translation: Full video of drama presented by small children for communal harmony, is being wrongly propagated by some anti-social elements to spread communal hatred. Strict legal action will be taken against such people.)
Thus, it is clear that the viral video has been shared with false claims.
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