The vishvasnews.com Fact Check: The Supreme Court granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on May 10. He has been granted bail till June 1. Meanwhile, a post regarding his release is going viral on social media, in which it is being claimed that a rally was taken out in Canada on the release of Kejriwal in which PM Narendra Modi was shown in jail and slogans were also raised against him.
Vishvas News found in its investigation that this claim is misleading. This video is not of the rally held in celebration of Kejriwal’s bail. This video is of a city kirtan held in Canada on May 7, while Arvind Kejriwal got interim bail on May 10.
What is viral post?
Facebook user Amit Tripathi ,archive link) posted this video on May 13, 2024, writing, “Khalistani Sikhs in Canada took out a rally to celebrate Arvind Kejriwal getting bail in which Prime Minister Modiji was shown inside the jail bars and slogans including abuses were raised against Modi. Slogans of ‘Khalistan will be created, will remain, Kejriwal, why is Khalistan the choice of Sikh terrorists?’
investigation
To investigate the viral post, we first searched the screenshots of the video on Google Lens. Give us a screenshot of this video The Print Found in a news of May 7th. According to the news, “India sharply condemned Canada Tuesday for providing a safe space to “criminal and secessionist elements” within its borders, a day after a float, depicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a prisoner, featured in a Sikh procession in Toronto. (A day after a tableau depicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a prisoner appeared at a Sikh procession in Toronto, India on Tuesday sharply condemned Canada for providing safe haven to “criminal and separatist elements” within its borders.) .)”
By searching with keywords, we get news about this matter. times of India Also found in a news of May 8th. Here also India’s sharp reaction to this procession was told.
We have a news regarding India’s reaction in this matter. Moneycontrol Also found published on May 8th website. There was no mention of Kejriwal or Aam Aadmi Party anywhere in these three news.
We talked to Canada-based journalist Kamaljeet Butter about this matter. He confirmed that this procession was taken out in the Greater Toronto area on May 7, on Khalsa Day.
news According to this, Arvind Kejriwal was granted bail by the Supreme Court on May 10. Whereas this procession took place three days before that.
The viral video was shared by Amit Tripathi on Facebook with a false claim. The user has around 9000 followers.
conclusion: Vishvas News found in its investigation that this claim is misleading. This video is not of the rally held in celebration of Kejriwal’s bail. This video is of a procession that took place in Canada on May 7, while Arvind Kejriwal got interim bail on May 10.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: May 14, 2024, 16:59 IST