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“Sikhs never asked for reservation. A nation develops through hard work and not through reservation” (translated)<\/em>. This message, along with a photograph of a charred truck with a Sikh gentleman along side is being shared widely on Facebook. On April 3, this message was posted on the Facebook page\u00a0Agle 20 saal tak Modi<\/em> which has over 6 lakh followers. The caption accompanying this photograph and the message said, “What lumpen activity in the name of the great Ambedkar. Please go and read Ambedkar first”<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Posted by \u0905\u0917\u0932\u0947 \u0968\u0966 \u0938\u093e\u0932 \u0924\u0915 \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940.<\/a> on\u00a0Monday, April 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

The timing of this post is significant, coming only a day after Bharat bandh was declared on April 2 by Dalit groups to protest against the March 20 Supreme Court verdict that diluted the provisions of the SC\/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. This post on the page\u00a0Agle 20 saal tak Modi<\/em> has been shared more than 2,700 times. It has also been posted on the Facebook group\u00a0We Support Narendra Modi<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>which has over 26 lakh members.<\/p>\n

Did this incident occur during Bharat bandh protest on April 2?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This incident had occurred during the Jat agitation for reservation<\/strong> that had rocked Haryana in February 2016. This particular photograph was carried by the\u00a0Indian Express\u00a0<\/em><\/a>in an article dated April 26, 2016.<\/p>\n

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This photo was posted earlier as well on March 10 by the Facebook page\u00a0Nation First<\/em><\/a>, and the share count stood at a staggering 167,000.<\/p>\n

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Reservation is a contentious issue that has sharply divided opinion on social media and otherwise. Regardless of the merits or demerits of the reservation policy which is a matter of endless debate, sharing fake messages only serves to intensify this divide. This photograph is in no way related to the Bharat bandh protests of April 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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