During the ongoing ‘Dilli Chalo’ protest on the Punjab-Haryana border, amidst preparations for a fourth round of talks between Union ministers Arjun Munda, Piyush Goyal, Nityanand Rai, and farmer leaders from Punjab scheduled for February 18, a heartening video has emerged. It depicts protesting farmers providing food and water to the policemen. This gesture has garnered attention on social media, with many claiming it to be recent.
A Facebook user posted with a caption: “A salute to Indian farmers — posted by my friend Ron Wadhawan from Texas. A rarity. Where in the world would you find protesters cooking food and feeding police who are firing tear gas shells and rubber bullets at them… not to mention high-speed water cannons spewing ice-cold water. Only the Indian farmer! Don’t they deserve better treatment from their government?”
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be FALSE.
Running a Reverse Image Search of the video keyframes, the NM team traced a Facebook post, dated November 27, 2020, with a caption: Itna Kuch Hone K Baad Bhi Hamare Kisaan Bhaaiyo K Mann mein Sewa Ka Jajba Kamm Nahi Hua🙏🙏 Skylla Family Ki Taraf Se Dil Ki Gehrai Se Salute Hai Sabhi Kisan Veero ko❤️Waheguru Mehar Kare🙏#kisanektazindabaad #KisanAndolan.” The video matches exactly with the viral clip, suggesting that it is from the 2020 Farmers’ protest.
We also found an Instagram post carrying the same visual, dated November 27, 2020, with a caption: “🙏🏻Waheguru #kisanunionzindabad🚩#sevva”
Thus, a viral video purportedly showing protesting farmers serving food to policemen is from November 2020, NOT associated with the current ongoing agitation.
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