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This man warning the journalist against the govt is not a BJP leader; here’s the truth

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A video of a politician is doing rounds on social media where he is seen warning a journalist against the Modi and Yogi government.
According to the claim, he is a BJP leader.

In the video, he can be heard asking the journalist if he cares for his family. he warns the journalist to stop asking questions against the government otherwise he’ll meet the same fate as Gauri Lankesh.

 

FACT CHECK 

When NewsMobile fact-checked the video, we found that he is NOT a BJP leader.

We found the original video on the YouTube channel of Times of Today which was uploaded on Nov 16, 2019. The title of the video reads, “मोदी – योगी से डरे बनारस के मिश्रा जी, दिया ये विवादित बयान”.

In the video, at 1:30 minutes, the reporter introduces this man as Harish Mishra

Harish Mishra is the former Congress Seva Dal state president. His name is present on the list of Uttar Pradesh Congress Seva Dal Office bearers 2017-1018.

The viral clip can be seen at the 11:44 minutes of the extended video when the reporter asks him about farmer suicide. In the video, it is evident that Harish Mishra is taking a dig at the government with this sarcastic comment.

Here’s the transcript of that particular conversation;

Reporter: लगातार किसान आत्महत्या कर रहे है। किसानों के बारे में क्या सोच रही है बीजेपी गवर्नमेंट।
(Translation- Farmers are committing suicide continuously. What is the BJP government’s take on it?)

Harish Mishra: पंकज जी, किसानों के बात पर तो हम जवाब आपको दे ही देंगे लेकिन आपके सवाल से हमको लगता है कि आपको अपने परिवार-वरिवार से डर-वर नहीं लगता है क्या? आप किसके शाशनकाल में और किसके विरोध में सवाल कर रहे है, ये आप नहीं समझ रहें है। मैं बता दे रहा हूँ शायद भूल गए होंगे। आप पुराने हिंदुस्तान में नहीं जी रहे हैं, आप बदलते हुए हिंदुस्तान में जी रहे हैं। यहाँ जो है नरेंद्र मोदीजी प्रधानमंत्री है। जिस प्रदेश में आप सवाल कर रहे हैं, यहाँ का प्रदेश का जो मुख्यमंत्री है उसको योगी आदित्यनाथ कहतें हैं। परिवार के ऊपर रहम करो यार! सरकार और भारतीय जनता पार्टी के खिलाफ सवाल दागना बंद करो पंकज, नहीं तो किसी ना किसी किनारे कोने पर गौरी लंकेश के भाई बनकर के पड़े रह जाओगे और नहीं तो दूसरा एकठो पत्रकार था मिर्ज़ापुर में, एकदम सही रिपोर्ट दिखाया था, गरीब बच्चों को मिड-डे मील में नमक और रोटी मिल रहा था। वो जेल चला गया। यार थोड़ा सा अंजना ओम कश्यपजी का भाई बनो। आपको हम एक नशीहत देते है, सरकार के खिलाफ सवाल करने वाले लोग मारे जा रहें हैं। हमको आपके ऊपर तरस आता है। ठीक है आपकी भावनाएँ बहुत अच्छी है, देश में आप आम जनता के पक्ष में सवाल करते हो, आपको मेरी पूरी शुभकामनाएं। लेकिन इस देश में वाजिब सवाल करने वालो के हत्या कर दी जाती है, उनको मौत के घाट उतार दिया जाता है।
फिर आपने कहा किसान की बात…”
(Translation: Pankaj Ji, I will certainly answer your question about the farmers, but with your question, l feel that you don’t fear for your family. Do you not understand under whose reign are you asking this question and against whom? You might have forgotten, let me remind you.  You are not living in the old India, you are living in a changing India where Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister. The state where you are questioning, the Chief Minister of the state here, is called Yogi Adityanath. Have mercy on your family, friend. Pankaj, I would advise you to stop blaming and questioning the government and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Otherwise,  you will be found lying near a corner or the other like a brother of Gauri Lankesh. Or like the other journalist, in Mirzapur…. who showed the correct report on how poor children were getting salt bread in the mid-day meal and was sent to jail. I shall advise you to be a brother of Anjana Om Kashyap Ji. People who question the government are being killed. I feel sorry for you. I understand your intentions are very good… In the country you ask questions in favor of the general public, I wish you all the best. But in this country, the one who raises questions is killed, they are being put to death.)

The above information proves that he is not a BJP leader and hence the claim is false.

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