{"id":22823,"date":"2018-11-20T22:18:12","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T16:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=22823"},"modified":"2019-03-19T18:37:44","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T13:07:44","slug":"no-inc-mla-jitu-patwari-did-not-say-that-congress-bribed-people-to-vote-for-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-inc-mla-jitu-patwari-did-not-say-that-congress-bribed-people-to-vote-for-them\/","title":{"rendered":"No, INC MLA Jitu Patwari did not say that Congress bribed people to vote for them"},"content":{"rendered":"

On November 19, BJP Mumbai spokesperson Suresh Nakhua tweeted<\/a> purported statements made by Congress MLA Jitu Patwari –\u00a0“We give money so that you vote for us. Even though women accept Rs 200 notes and keep them in their blouses and the men drink alcohol, Congress loses in your district<\/em>\u00a0– translated.” The video and the accompanying text suggested that the Congress MLA was talking about his party bribing voters before polls. At the time of writing this article, the video drew 20,000 views.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Suresh Nakhua (@SureshNakhua) November 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What is the truth?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Alt News found that the 1:18-minute video uploaded by Nakhua was clipped to omit the context of his statements. A Facebook user Sujeet Patel uploaded a longer version<\/a> of Patwari’s statements which reveals that he was, in fact, not talking about Congress’ election strategy but that of the BJP. While appealing for votes, Patwari termed the BJP “anti-poor” and said that the party does little for the marginalised, yet manages to secure votes by bribing them with cash and alcohol. During elections, he alleged, that women accept Rs 200-500 as bribes and keep them in their “blouses” while the men take alcohol.<\/p>\n

In the 2:54-minute video, Patwari can be heard saying<\/a>,\u00a0“\u090f\u0915\u094d\u091a\u0941\u0905\u0932 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u092f\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091c\u0947\u092a\u0940 \u0917\u0930\u0940\u092c\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u0930\u094b\u0927 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091f\u0940 \u0939\u0948…\u0924\u0941\u092e \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0938\u092e\u091d\u0924\u0947 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u094b | \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u0906\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u092c \u096b\u0966\u0966-\u0968\u0966\u0966 \u0930\u0941\u092a\u092f\u0947 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u0947 \u092a\u094b\u0932\u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0930\u0916 \u0932\u0947\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e\u090f\u0901 | (Actually BJP is an anti-poor party..but you people don’t understand. During elections, women accept Rs 500-200 and keep it in their blouses.)”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

When the women in the crowd object to the Congress MP’s bribery allegations, he went ahead to add,\u00a0“\u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938 \u092a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091f\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0939\u0930\u0940 \u091a\u0932\u094b \u092c\u0924\u093e\u0913\u00a0\u092a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0937\u0926\u00a0\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901…\u091c\u0947\u0928\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0938 \u0926\u093e\u0930\u0942 \u092a\u0940 \u0932\u0947\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u0938\u091a \u0915\u0939 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0941 \u092e\u0948\u0902| \u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u0905\u0928\u0941\u092d\u0935 \u0939\u0948 \u092f\u0947|\u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0921\u0930\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e| (If not so then tell me why did Congress party lose in the council elections…men drink alcohol. I am speaking the truth, this is my experience. Threatening me will not achieve anything.”)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Posted by Sujeet Patel<\/a> on Monday, 19 November 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Patwari’s statements were also reported by several news organisations, including\u00a0Times Now<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>which\u00a0transcribed his quote as,\u00a0“\u092c\u0940\u091c\u0947\u092a\u0940 \u090f\u0915 \u0917\u0930\u0940\u092c \u0935\u093f\u0930\u094b\u0927\u0940 \u092a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091f\u0940 \u0939\u0948, \u0935\u0947 \u0906\u092a\u0915\u0940 \u0938\u092e\u0938\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u092a\u0930 \u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0926\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947\u0964 \u0906\u092a \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u091d\u0924\u0947 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u091c\u092c \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u0906\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u0924\u094b \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e\u090f\u0902 \u0930\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0924 \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u0942\u092a \u092e\u0947\u0902 200-500 \u0930\u0941\u092a\u090f \u0932\u0947\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0909\u091c \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0930\u0916\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964<\/em>\u00a0(BJP is an anti-poor party, they don’t pay attention to your issues. You people don’t understand this. During elections, women accept Rs 200-500 as bribery and keep it in their blouses.)<\/em>”<\/p>\n

However, this did not prevent social media users from sharing the video with a false narrative.<\/p>\n

Viral on social media\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

BJP IT Cell head Amit Malviya\u00a0shared<\/a> the clipped video with the caption –\u00a0“Digvijay Singh’s favourite Jitu Patwari explaining Congress’ election tactics –\u00a0<\/em>translated)”<\/p>\n

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Learn from Jitu Patwari, Congress\u2018s working president in Madhya Pradesh, on how to fight (not win!) elections… pic.twitter.com\/2uARvFIltO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) November 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Another BJP leader, Vikash Preetam Sinha, posted<\/a> the identical video with a similar narrative –\u00a0“Jitu Patwari, Madhya Pradesh Congress executive director and the apple of Rahul Gandhi’s eyes, is saying how his party distributed money and alcohol to stay in power for years. And now when this tactic is not proving to be effective, see how they are threatening voters<\/em>\u00a0– translated.”<\/p>\n

Several users followed by Railway Minister Piyush Goyal’s Office also shared the video affixing the same claim. Among them was one Geetika Swami whose tweet drew over 21,000 views.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMeanwhile Congress leader Jitu Patvari can\u2019t stop complaining about how people dont vote for Congress inspite of getting paid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dear Congress, people are fooling you just the way you did for last 60 years \ud83d\ude42#ShahOnBJPMahavijay<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/5CjyJKFqnP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Geetika Swami (@SwamiGeetika) November 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While the nature of Jitu Patwari’s statements roused controversies, there is no contention on its meaning. The Congress MP wasn’t describing his party’s election tactics but claiming that the BJP secures votes by bribing the marginalised before the polls and this has led to the Congress losing elections. With MP elections around the corner, circulation of misleading posts is bound to surge. Earlier, a photograph of a Congress leader was misused<\/a> and linked to a prostitution racket. A photoshopped image<\/a> of MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan consuming meat was also viral on social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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