The hindi.boomlive.in Fact Check: A video of Indian Army soldiers is being shared on social media linking it to the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Along with this, it is being claimed that Indian Army soldiers are making people cast fake votes for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. BOOM in its investigation found that the viral video is from the Lok Sabha elections 2019. It has no connection with the current Lok Sabha elections, as is being claimed in the social media post. The Indian Army had at that time denied these claims made in the video by unknown people.
hindi.boomlive.in Has investigated this video. In this 2 minute 14 second video, two unidentified people can be seen interrogating an army jawan and claiming that they are asking people to vote for BJP.
Let us tell you that out of seven phases under the Lok Sabha elections 2024, three phases of elections have been held so far. The fourth phase of voting is to be held on May 13. The results of the elections will be declared on June 4.
one on facebook user While sharing the video, he wrote, ‘Democracy is over, the dictator has stooped so low that army personnel have been deployed to cast fake votes… BJP is now haunted by the fear of defeat.’
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Fact Check We found that after the video went viral in 2019, the Indian Army had issued a statement refuting these claims. And against those unknown people for trying to snatch the voter cards of the soldiers present there. Complaint Was also registered.
The Indian Army’s complaint, dated May 1, 2019, said, “On the day of polling for parliamentary elections on 29 April 2019, soldiers of the Grenadiers Regimental Center along with their wives gathered at Booth No. 146, Swami Vivekananda Higher Secondary School, Katanga, Jabalpur, a Proceeded to cast your vote in an army vehicle. When the Indian Army soldiers were exercising their right to vote at booth number 45, some miscreants came and snatched their voter identity cards using criminal force and tried to stop them from voting.”
times of India, ANI And Navbharat Times Many media outlets, including the Indian Army, had reported the Indian Army’s denial of the viral video and related to this complaint.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: May 10, 2024, 18:54 IST