Ahead of the 2024 General elections, a video showing people attacking the BJP campaign chariot is doing the rounds on social media, claiming that it is a recent post from Odisha.
The video was shared with a sarcastic text: बीजेपी को #उड़ीसा मे धक्का देकर 400 पार की तरफ बड़ाते भारत के देश प्रेमी…वीडियो शेर जरूर करें. (English translation: Patriots of India are pushing BJP towards 400 mark by pushing it in #Odisha…Please share the video.)
The above post can be seen here.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post, and found it to be false.
Running the keyframes of the video through Reverse Image Search, the NM team traced a video report in Times Now, dated November 2, 2022, showing similar visuals, with a title: TRS Men Attacked BJP Workers As Battle For Telangana’s Munugode Turned Violent Ahead OF Bypolls.
The video description reads: Clashes erupted between TRS & BJP workers in Telangana’s Munugode during the last leg of the Munugode by-poll campaign. Viral videos show the two party workers attacking each other with sticks as police trying to separate them.
We also found reports by India Today and News 18 carrying similar visuals from different angles.
According to a report by The Siasat Daily, BJP alleged that TRS workers attacked its party cadre and Huzurabad MLA Eatala Rajender. The report also mentioned that many TRS and BJP workers were injured.
Thus, from the above fact check, it is clear that the video is old and not related to 2024 General elections.
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