{"id":53809,"date":"2019-12-16T21:15:45","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T15:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=53809"},"modified":"2019-12-16T21:23:26","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T15:53:26","slug":"old-image-of-assam-cm-shared-as-him-escaping-his-house-after-anti-caa-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-image-of-assam-cm-shared-as-him-escaping-his-house-after-anti-caa-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Old image of Assam CM shared as him escaping his house during anti-CAA protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), an image of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal where he is being escorted by security personnel is getting circulated on social media. Facebook user Rajiv Tyagi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10162706528880176&amp;set=a.10150204344595176&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> the photograph with the claim that he had to escape from his residence&#8217;s terrace.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53811\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/2019-12-16-18_53_57-1-Rajiv-Tyagi-Sarbanand-Sonowal-Chief-Minister-of-Assam-escaping....jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"506\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/2019-12-16-18_53_57-1-Rajiv-Tyagi-Sarbanand-Sonowal-Chief-Minister-of-Assam-escaping....jpg 506w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/2019-12-16-18_53_57-1-Rajiv-Tyagi-Sarbanand-Sonowal-Chief-Minister-of-Assam-escaping...-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few more individuals on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=Sonowal%20house%20terrace&amp;epa=FILTERS&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lIjoie1wibmFtZVwiOlwiY3JlYXRpb25fdGltZVwiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwie1xcXCJzdGFydF9tb250aFxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMTktMTJcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMTlcXFwifVwifSJ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> posted the same image with a similar claim. A <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Aakash_UK\/status\/1205300224442241024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> by one Aakash has garnered close to 200 retweets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093f\u091b\u0935\u093e\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0917\u0924\u0947 \u0907\u0938 \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f \u0915\u094b \u092a\u0939\u091a\u093e\u0928\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902..?<\/p>\n<p>\u0939\u093f\u0902\u091f : \u090f\u0915 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u094d\u092f \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u092f\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AssamRejectsCAB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AssamRejectsCAB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CABAgainstConstitution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CABAgainstConstitution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CAB_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%82_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CAB_\u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902_\u091a\u0932\u0947\u0917\u093e<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hdnc0jKYIN\">pic.twitter.com\/Hdnc0jKYIN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aakash_UK (@Aakash_UK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Aakash_UK\/status\/1205300224442241024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Fact-check<\/h2>\n<p>We found that the image has a watermark of Assamese news channel <em>Prag News.\u00a0<\/em>Subsequently, Alt News did a relevant keyword search (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCe59qUJndCWEr8XWpDWm6Jg\/search?query=sonowal+inspection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>&#8220;inspection Sonowal&#8221;<\/em><\/a>) on their YouTube channel and found a video posted on May 1, 2019. The chief minister was on a visit to JICA project in Guwahati. The project aims to provide clean drinking to the people of the city. At 32 seconds in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3LPoroe-H1I&amp;t=11s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a>, one can find the same frame which is circulating on social media.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Assam has never seen such CM&quot; - Siddhartha Bhattacharya\" width=\"1290\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3LPoroe-H1I?start=11&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here is a screenshot of the viral frame from the video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53812\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/2019-12-16-20_24_44-5-_Assam-has-never-seen-such-CM_-Siddhartha-Bhattacharya-YouTube.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1917\" height=\"1078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/2019-12-16-20_24_44-5-_Assam-has-never-seen-such-CM_-Siddhartha-Bhattacharya-YouTube.jpg 1917w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/2019-12-16-20_24_44-5-_Assam-has-never-seen-such-CM_-Siddhartha-Bhattacharya-YouTube-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/2019-12-16-20_24_44-5-_Assam-has-never-seen-such-CM_-Siddhartha-Bhattacharya-YouTube-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/2019-12-16-20_24_44-5-_Assam-has-never-seen-such-CM_-Siddhartha-Bhattacharya-YouTube-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/2019-12-16-20_24_44-5-_Assam-has-never-seen-such-CM_-Siddhartha-Bhattacharya-YouTube-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/2019-12-16-20_24_44-5-_Assam-has-never-seen-such-CM_-Siddhartha-Bhattacharya-YouTube-990x557.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/2019-12-16-20_24_44-5-_Assam-has-never-seen-such-CM_-Siddhartha-Bhattacharya-YouTube-1320x742.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/2019-12-16-20_24_44-5-_Assam-has-never-seen-such-CM_-Siddhartha-Bhattacharya-YouTube-470x264.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/2019-12-16-20_24_44-5-_Assam-has-never-seen-such-CM_-Siddhartha-Bhattacharya-YouTube-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/2019-12-16-20_24_44-5-_Assam-has-never-seen-such-CM_-Siddhartha-Bhattacharya-YouTube-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/2019-12-16-20_24_44-5-_Assam-has-never-seen-such-CM_-Siddhartha-Bhattacharya-YouTube-414x232.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1917px) 100vw, 1917px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On April 30, Sarbananda Sonowal <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarbanandsonwal\/status\/1123232589781716992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> photograph from his inspection visit at the site of Guwahati Water Supply Project.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Inspected the site of Guwahati Water Supply Project and took stock of ongoing works.<\/p>\n<p>Directed officials to expedite works so that the project can be completed at the earliest and benefit citizens. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b3C2Ws83vy\">pic.twitter.com\/b3C2Ws83vy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarbanandsonwal\/status\/1123232589781716992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It may be noted that according to a report by news agency <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uniindia.com\/assam-army-stages-flag-march-cm-house-attacked-protest-to-intensify\/east\/news\/1818931.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United News of India<\/a>, <\/em>CAB protesters had attacked houses of RSS and BJP leaders including the CM&#8217;s house. <em>&#8220;Chief Minister Sarbanada Sonowal&#8217;s house which is located at Dibrugarh in Upper Assam came under attack yesterday night as protestors pelted stones at his house,&#8221;<\/em> stated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2019\/dec\/12\/assam-anti-cab-protests-bjp-and-rss-under-fire-houses-of-cm-sonowal-other-top-leaders-attacked-2075091.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a> published on December 13, 2019. An old image of the Assam CM was shared with the claim that he had to escape from his house during protests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), an image of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal where he is being escorted by security personnel is getting circulated on social media. Facebook user Rajiv Tyagi posted the photograph with the claim that he had to escape from his residence&#8217;s terrace. 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