

{"id":110954,"date":"2022-02-01T20:48:11","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T15:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=110954"},"modified":"2022-02-01T20:48:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T15:18:12","slug":"tv9-bharatvarsh-depicts-bjp-members-as-muslim-voices-in-ups-bijnor-supporting-bjp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/tv9-bharatvarsh-depicts-bjp-members-as-muslim-voices-in-ups-bijnor-supporting-bjp\/","title":{"rendered":"TV9 Bharatvarsh depicts BJP members as &#8220;Muslim voices&#8221; in UP&#8217;s Bijnor supporting BJP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On January 29, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/alrPq2FE3tQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV9 Bharatvarsh<\/a> broadcasted a special report called &#8216;The M factor&#8217;. In the opening remarks, anchor Samir Abbas stated that this report conducts a ground test in Western UP&#8217;s Bijnor district to understand which party is attracting Muslim votes. Just <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/meerut\/up-cm-yogi-goes-door-to-door-in-bijnor\/articleshow\/89167837.cms\">a day prior<\/a> to this report, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had conducted a door-to-door campaign in Bijnor.<\/p>\n<p>BJP&#8217;s National Spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220131125701\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/sambitswaraj\/status\/1487438024694644736\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sambit Patra<\/a> tweeted a 47-second clip from this broadcast. It showed a woman endorsing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and CM Adityanath. It was also posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220129141052\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/BJP4UP\/status\/1487427978518691841\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BJP Uttar Pradesh<\/a> on Twitter. The video from these two accounts has gained over 2 lakh views cumulatively. The woman in the video has been identified as &#8220;Noorpur&#8217;s Muslim voter&#8221;. Noorpur is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=noorpur+bijnor+pin+code&amp;oq=noorpur+bij&amp;aqs=edge.2.0i512j69i57j0i512l5j0i457i512j69i61.5274j0j1&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\">city<\/a> in Bijnor.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0938\u092c\u0915\u093e \u0938\u093e\u0925, \u0938\u092c\u0915\u093e \u0935\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0938, \u0938\u092c\u0915\u093e \u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0938..<\/p>\n<p>\u0907\u0938\u0940\u0932\u093f\u090f \u0909\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u093e \u091c\u0928-\u091c\u0928 \u0915\u0939\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u092c\u093e\u0930 \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u092f\u094b\u0917\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hJglpCUeoQ\">pic.twitter.com\/hJglpCUeoQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sambitswaraj\/status\/1487438024694644736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0917\u094c\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u0941\u0928\u094b \u0935\u093f\u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u092f\u0942\u092a\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u092c\u0947\u091f\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0924\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093f \u0938\u0941\u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f \u0924\u094b \u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u092f\u0942\u092a\u0940_\u092e\u093e\u0902\u0917\u0947_\u092c\u0940\u091c\u0947\u092a\u0940<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UfvXt6jmAC\">pic.twitter.com\/UfvXt6jmAC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BJP Uttar Pradesh (@BJP4UP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BJP4UP\/status\/1487427978518691841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>TV9 interviewed 11 Muslim individuals in the vox pop, out of which 10 expressed support for the BJP. TV9&#8217;s Managing Editor Sant Prasad Rai <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220131135407\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/santprai\/status\/1487478352357179394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quote-tweeted<\/a> Patra&#8217;s tweet. In a gleeful tweet, he wrote that the video is &#8220;massively viral&#8221; and lauded reporter Shree Nivash for presenting an &#8220;actual report&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TV9Bharatvarsh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TV9Bharatvarsh<\/a> \u0915\u0947 \u0936\u094b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0935\u093f\u0928\u093f\u0902\u0917\u092b\u0948\u0915\u094d\u091f\u0930<\/a> \u0915\u0940 \u092f\u0947 \u0915\u094d\u0932\u093f\u092a \u091c\u093c\u092c\u0930\u0926\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0930\u0932 \u0939\u0948\u0964\u0905\u092c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sambitswaraj?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sambitswaraj<\/a> \u0928\u0947 \u092d\u0940 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u091f\u094d\u0935\u0940\u091f \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 Well done <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shreenivash2001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@shreenivash2001<\/a> \u091c\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0939\u094b\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u0947 \u092f\u0942\u092a\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0916\u093c\u093e\u0915 \u091b\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u0939\u0930 \u092b\u093c\u0948\u0915\u094d\u091f\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u090f\u0915\u094d\u091a\u0941\u0905\u0932 \u0930\u093f\u092a\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f \u092d\u0947\u091c\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eyodzggP1e\">https:\/\/t.co\/eyodzggP1e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sant Prasad Rai (@santprai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/santprai\/status\/1487478352357179394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Propaganda as news?<\/h4>\n<p>Vox pop is a form of journalism where a reporter conducts short interviews with the public to present popular opinion. It is derived from the Latin phrase <em>Vox populi<\/em> which translates to &#8220;voice of the people&#8221; in English. One of the key features of vox pop is that the interviews are with ordinary members of the public and they aren&#8217;t rehearsed. The idea is to get the opinions of people at random to present the &#8220;majority&#8221; opinion.<\/p>\n<p>However, as it turns out, a large number of the people supporting the BJP in TV9&#8217;s vox pop were existing members, workers and supporters of the BJP.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News watched the entire broadcast and identified people associated with the BJP.<\/p>\n<p>At the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/alrPq2FE3tQ?t=525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8:45<\/a> mark, one Alisha Siddiqui was interviewed about the upcoming elections in UP. She said, &#8220;I feel that this time Yogi ji will be elected&#8230;&#8221; TV9 has identified her as &#8220;Noorpur&#8217;s Muslim voter&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110959 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-20.09.54.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1992\" height=\"1496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-20.09.54.jpg 1992w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-20.09.54-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-20.09.54-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-20.09.54-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-20.09.54-1536x1154.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1992px) 100vw, 1992px\" \/>However, searching her name on Facebook and rummaging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alishahussainsiddiqui\/photos\/1084936298996441\">her profile<\/a> reveals that she is a member of the BJP. We found a poster of the BJP created on the occasion of Parakram Diwas (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti) that carries Siddiqui&#8217;s photograph. There are many other images on her profile that establish she is a BJP member. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alishahussainsiddiqui\/photos\/a.334746904015388\/334746867348725\">1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alishahussainsiddiqui\/photos\/1056485361841535\/\">2<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110987 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-11.46.24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1728\" height=\"1624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-11.46.24.jpg 1728w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-11.46.24-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-11.46.24-1024x962.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-11.46.24-768x722.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-11.46.24-1536x1444.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1728px) 100vw, 1728px\" \/>At the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/alrPq2FE3tQ?t=425\">7:05<\/a> mark, an unnamed man is also introduced as a &#8220;Muslim voter from Noorpur&#8221;. He named BJP&#8217;s Bijnor-based leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CPSinghBjn\/posts\/560386617705588\">CP Singh<\/a> when the reporter asked, &#8220;Who is the one to turn hatred to love?&#8221; After the man mentioned Singh, the reporter asked, &#8220;Who is CP Singh?&#8221; The Muslim man said, &#8220;He is our MLA&#8230; BJP&#8217;s candidate.&#8221; The reporter then asked the man multiple times, &#8220;Are you from BJP?&#8221; to which the man responded &#8211; &#8220;Yes&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110991 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-12.53.27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1906\" height=\"1076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-12.53.27.jpg 1906w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-12.53.27-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-12.53.27-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-12.53.27-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-12.53.27-1536x867.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1906px) 100vw, 1906px\" \/>Alt News spoke with regional journalist Narendra Pratap who identified several others in TV9&#8217;s broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>At the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/alrPq2FE3tQ?t=876\">14:36 mark<\/a>, one Amjad Ali Ansari was interviewed. Pratap informed us that Ansari is BJP&#8217;s district leader representing minorities.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110966 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-21.57.06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1882\" height=\"1048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-21.57.06.jpg 1882w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-21.57.06-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-21.57.06-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-21.57.06-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-21.57.06-1536x855.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1882px) 100vw, 1882px\" \/>Pratap also shared a political poster of the BJP that has Amjad Ali Ansari&#8217;s image. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110992 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-12.59.25-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-12.59.25-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-12.59.25-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-12.59.25-1024x611.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-12.59.25-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-12.59.25-1536x916.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-12.59.25-2048x1221.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/alrPq2FE3tQ?t=972\">16:12,<\/a> a &#8220;Muslim voter&#8221; from Dharampur was interviewed. Unlike most interviewees, TV9 didn&#8217;t mention this person&#8217;s name.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110968 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.03.31.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1890\" height=\"1056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.03.31.jpg 1890w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.03.31-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.03.31-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.03.31-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.03.31-1536x858.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1890px) 100vw, 1890px\" \/>Pratap revealed that this man is Javed Multani. He also shared an image of him on a BJP poster. In the poster below, Multani is the man on the right while BJP&#8217;s Dhampur MLA <a href=\"https:\/\/myneta.info\/uttarpradesh2017\/candidate.php?candidate_id=1214\">Ashoke Rana<\/a> is on the left.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110969 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.04.37.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1418\" height=\"930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.04.37.jpg 1418w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.04.37-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.04.37-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.04.37-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1418px) 100vw, 1418px\" \/>Upon performing a keyword search on Facebook, we found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/javed.multani.528\">Multani&#8217;s profile<\/a> with the same poster as the display picture.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110988 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-11.52.30-1024x269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-11.52.30-1024x269.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-11.52.30-300x79.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-11.52.30-768x202.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-11.52.30-1536x403.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-01-at-11.52.30.jpg 1866w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/>In addition to this, Pratap also shared a selfie clicked by Multani with CM Adityanath.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110970 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.14.04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1888\" height=\"1082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.14.04.jpg 1888w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.14.04-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.14.04-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.14.04-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.14.04-1536x880.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1888px) 100vw, 1888px\" \/>At the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/alrPq2FE3tQ?t=1035\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">17:18 mark<\/a>, one Daud Ali was interviewed who was identified by Pratap as a personal bodyguard of <a href=\"https:\/\/myneta.info\/uttarpradesh2017\/candidate.php?candidate_id=1214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BJP MLA Ashoke Rana<\/a>. Alt News spoke with Rana who refuted this claim and said, &#8220;Daud Ali and I are associates for a long time. He is present at all BJP-related meetings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We also spoke with Ali who informed us, &#8220;Most people in the interview are associated with the BJP in some capacity.&#8221; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110973 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.26.09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1896\" height=\"1072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.26.09.jpg 1896w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.26.09-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.26.09-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.26.09-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-22.26.09-1536x868.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1896px) 100vw, 1896px\" \/>At the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/alrPq2FE3tQ?t=836\">13:56 mark<\/a>, right before BJP district minority leader Amjad Ali Ansari was interviewed, TV9 aired a bite by Nazakat Hussian. Ansari told Alt News that Hussain is a BJP worker but he doesn&#8217;t hold an official post in the party.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110965 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-21.55.10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1888\" height=\"1058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-21.55.10.jpg 1888w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-21.55.10-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-21.55.10-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-21.55.10-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-21.55.10-1536x861.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1888px) 100vw, 1888px\" \/>At the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/alrPq2FE3tQ?t=917\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15:17 mark<\/a>, Mohammed Mubin was interviewed. Ansari told Alt News that Mubin is also associated with the BJP but does not hold an official post. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-110967 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-21.59.46.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1890\" height=\"1046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-21.59.46.jpg 1890w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-21.59.46-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-21.59.46-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-21.59.46-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-31-at-21.59.46-1536x850.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1890px) 100vw, 1890px\" \/>Three more Muslim men were interviewed by TV9 during the broadcast but we were unable to identify them. However, at least seven out of the 11 &#8220;Muslim voters&#8221; interviewed by the channel are members or workers of the BJP. TV Bharatvarsh presented them as ordinary &#8220;Muslim voices&#8221; supporting the BJP ahead of Uttar Pradesh polls.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News has reached out to TV9 Bharatvarsh for a statement. The article will be updated if the channel responds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 29, TV9 Bharatvarsh broadcasted a special report called &#8216;The M factor&#8217;. In the opening remarks, anchor Samir Abbas stated that this report conducts a ground test in Western UP&#8217;s Bijnor district to understand which party is attracting Muslim votes. 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