

{"id":39759,"date":"2019-07-01T18:15:52","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T12:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=39759"},"modified":"2019-07-01T18:15:52","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T12:45:52","slug":"hindustan-misreports-no-isis-flags-waved-at-protest-rally-in-meerut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindustan-misreports-no-isis-flags-waved-at-protest-rally-in-meerut\/","title":{"rendered":"Hindustan misreports, no ISIS flags waved at protest rally in Meerut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On June 30, a protest rally was taken out in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh over the recent incident of lynching of Tabrez Ansari in Jharkhand. The next day i.e. on July 1, the Hindi publication <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livehindustan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Hindustan<\/em><\/a>, which belongs to the <em>Hindustan Times<\/em> group, <a href=\"http:\/\/epaper.livehindustan.com\/imageview_107964_50793174_4_45_01-07-2019_i_3.pagezoomsinwindows.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">published<\/a> an article in its Meerut edition headlined,<em> &#8220;\u0906\u0908\u090f\u0938\u0906\u0908\u090f\u0938 \u0915\u0947 \u091d\u0902\u0921\u0947 \u092d\u0940 \u0932\u0939\u0930\u093e\u090f \u0917\u090f !&#8221; (ISIS flags were also waved!- translation).<\/em> There are two photographs published along with the article. In one of the photos, a black and white striped banner can be seen. In the other photo can be seen two black coloured flags. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-39760\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut-1024x564.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut-1024x564.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut-768x423.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut-990x545.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut.jpg 1063w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><strong style=\"font-size: 14px\"><em>Hindustan (Meerut Edition) July 1, 2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The article meanwhile states, <em>&#8220;BJP leaders have complained to the police alleging ISIS flags were waved during the peace rally. A video has also been released and a complaint has been filed with the intelligence bureau. It has been alleged that the flag is of an organisation involved in anti-national activities. It has also been alleged that such organisations were behind the rally. The matter should be investigated. On the other hand, the organisers of the rally claimed that they were the flags of the Jamiat Ulema&#8221; (translated from Hindi). <\/em>Interestingly, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livehindustan.com\/uttar-pradesh\/meerut\/story-meerut-news-2601892.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> online version<\/a> of this article has qualified this statement about ISIS flags with a question mark, unlike the e-paper version.<\/p>\n<p>It may be noted that the write-up exclusively states that BJP leaders have made this allegation of ISIS banners being waved at the rally. However, the headline of the article explicitly states that ISIS flags were waved. Interestingly, Alt News found that the Lucknow edition of the newspaper has a different title, with no mention of ISIS flags. Instead, it has been reported with the narrative that the BJP has alleged that ISIS flags were waved at the rally.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-39766\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut2-1024x548.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut2-1024x548.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut2-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut2-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut2-990x530.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut2.jpg 1082w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><strong style=\"font-size: 14px\"><em>Hindustan (Lucknow Edition) July 1, 2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abplive.in\/videos\/despite-section-144-imposed-in-meerut-a-group-carries-protest-against-mob-lynching-1023313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a>, police resorted to lathicharge after the crowd turned unruly and pelted stones at police personnel present at the spot. Further, it has been<a href=\"https:\/\/navbharattimes.indiatimes.com\/state\/uttar-pradesh\/meerut\/minor-people-protests-against-mob-lynching-in-meerut-police-lathicharged-many-injured\/articleshow\/70015064.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> reported<\/a> that the organisers of the rally had not taken prior permission.<\/p>\n<p>Expectedly, this claim that ISIS flags were present at the rally in Meerut found its way on to social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092f\u0939\u0940 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0928\u093e \u0936\u0947\u0937 \u0930\u0939 \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u0909\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0920 \u091c\u093f\u0932\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u0932 \u091c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0926\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0932\u0939\u0930\u093e\u090f \u0906\u0908\u090f\u0938\u0906\u0908\u090f\u0938(isis) \u0915\u0947 \u091d\u0923\u094d\u0921\u0947&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u0914\u0930 \u0938\u093e\u0939\u092c \u0907\u0928\u0915\u093e \u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0938 \u091c\u0940\u0924\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>\u0907\u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0941\u0913 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0938\u0918\u093e\u0924&#8230;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6axkVPUz8e\">pic.twitter.com\/6axkVPUz8e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0905\u0928\u093e\u092e\u093f\u0915\u093e (@NeelKam99232900) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NeelKam99232900\/status\/1145536675713441792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The same has been asserted in an article on the website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingtube.com\/police-forces\/unusual-procession-in-protest-against-the-murder-of-tabrez-ansari-meerut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>BreakingTube<\/em><\/a>. The website has<a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/up-video-of-injured-pleading-man-and-woman-shared-with-false-communal-claim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> published<\/a> communally charged misinformation in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/accident-during-muharram-procession-portrayed-as-sword-attack-by-muslims-on-hindu-boy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">past<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39771\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut3.jpg 614w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut3-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>UP POLICE: HAVE NOT SEEN ISIS FLAGS AT RALLY<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Alt News spoke to Akhilesh N Singh, SP City Meerut, who categorically stated that there is no information about ISIS flags being waved at the rally. <em>&#8220;We have not seen (ISIS flags at the rally)&#8221; (translated<\/em>). When asked about the report by Hindustan that BJP leaders have lodged a complaint with the police regarding the supposed presence of ISIS flags, Singh said, <em>&#8220;We have not received any such complaint. Perhaps Hindustan\u00a0would be able to clarify on this.&#8221; (translated)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He however added, <em>&#8220;They (protesters) pelted stones and did not allow an ambulance to pass. They did not have permission for the rally. A notice had been issued to them regarding this.&#8221; (translated)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>BLACK BANNERS MISCONSTRUED AS ISIS FLAGS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In one of the photographs published by<em> Hindustan <\/em>(right), two black-coloured flags can be seen. Black flags are commonly used in protest rallies and marches.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-39817\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/fi_meerut-1024x536.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/fi_meerut-1024x536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/fi_meerut-300x157.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/fi_meerut-768x402.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/fi_meerut-990x518.jpeg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/fi_meerut.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the other photo, a black and white striped banner can be seen (left).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39806\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut4.jpg 415w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut4-74x55.jpg 74w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut4-111x83.jpg 111w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/isis_meerut4-215x161.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News found that it is the banner of the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamiatulama.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>an organisation of Islamic theologians and scholars.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, there are significant differences between the banner of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind and the ISIS. A juxtaposed comparison is posted below for reference.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-39800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/juxta_isis-1-1024x432.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/juxta_isis-1-1024x432.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/juxta_isis-1-300x126.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/juxta_isis-1-768x324.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/juxta_isis-1-990x417.jpeg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/juxta_isis-1.jpeg 1174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It may be reiterated that UP police has confirmed that no ISIS flags were seen at the rally in Meerut. The report by <em>Hindustan<\/em> is an example of misinformation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 30, a protest rally was taken out in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh over the recent incident of lynching of Tabrez Ansari in Jharkhand. 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