May 12th 2024.
There has been a video circulating on social media platforms that shows a group of people causing chaos and destruction to a structure. The text overlay on the video claims that this was an attack on a political event for the Haryana BJP party. According to fact-checking by Newschecker, this video is actually from 2021 and shows an incident where the then Haryana Chief Minister, ML Khattar, had his event disrupted by protesters.
The video was shared by multiple users during the Lok Sabha Elections, with some even claiming that it was farmers who were responsible for giving 400 seats to BJP in Haryana. This video was originally posted by @DineshKumarLive and @Digvij_1 and can be seen in several other posts as well.
Upon conducting a Google lens search on the keyframes of the viral video, Newschecker found a post by @PagdiSinger dated January 12, 2021, featuring a shorter version of the video. Further analysis of the video revealed that it was taken at a 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' event, with the words "Kisan Mahapanchayat" written on the stage backdrop.
This led Newschecker to search for "Kisan Mahapanchayat," "stage," and "vandalised" on Google, which led them to a report by The Week dated January 10, 2021, showing similar images to the ones seen in the viral video. The report stated that the then Haryana CM had cancelled his visit to the village of Kaimla in Karnal, after protesters against the three farm bills had vandalised the venue.
After comparing the image featured in The Week's report with the keyframes of the viral video, Newschecker concluded that they were from the same incident. They also found a video report by The Tribune stating that the police had to use tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesting farmers who had stormed the helipad and vandalised the stage where the CM was supposed to speak.
The incident was reported by multiple other outlets, including NDTV, stating that the CM's meeting with the farmers had to be cancelled as his helicopter was unable to land due to the chaos caused by the protesters. The video footage showed the protesters on the dais, throwing chairs and tearing up banners and posters.
In conclusion, it is clear that the viral video is from 2021 and shows the farmers protesting against the agricultural reforms, vandalising the venue of a 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' organised by the then Haryana CM, ML Khattar. This video has been shared falsely to show an attack on Nayab Singh Saini's event. So, the claim that farmers vandalised the set-up for an event by Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini is false.
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