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Need I say more?&#8221;,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/himantabiswa\/status\/1215438048978030593?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> Sarma while tweeting the image. Sarma attended to portray a much larger gathering at the pro-CAA rally,<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">here are 2 Dhemaji pictures that sum up the mood in Assam. Need I say more?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AssamAlwaysAhead?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AssamAlwaysAhead<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmitShah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AmitShah<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xTJRW7RerG\">pic.twitter.com\/xTJRW7RerG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/himantabiswa\/status\/1215438048978030593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Cropped image of anti-CAA rally<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Alt News found that the image of the anti-CAA protest organized in Dhemaji is misleading. A <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manoranjanpegu\/status\/1215277159587016704?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> of the rally organized by All Assam Students&#8217; Union (AASU) on January 9, 2020, clearly depicts that the picture used in the comparison by Sarma shows a smaller crowd than in reality. Below is a drone video of the rally tweeted by Assam journalist Atanu Bhuyan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Challenging BJP\u2019s peace rally in Dhemaji yesterday, Jatiya Sangathans organised another rally in Dhemaji today. A sea of people spontaneously participated in the rally <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CAAProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CAAProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ekc68s4AsT\">pic.twitter.com\/ekc68s4AsT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 atanu bhuyan (@atanubhuyan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atanubhuyan\/status\/1215249773973786625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Twitter user Sanjib Gogoi also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SanjibgogoiASM\/status\/1215334687712768005?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> an image that gives an aerial view of the rally in Dhemaji, Assam.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dhemaji against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CAA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CAA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AssamRejectsCAA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AssamRejectsCAA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ftdf3voW5w\">pic.twitter.com\/ftdf3voW5w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sanjib gogoi (@SanjibgogoiASM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SanjibgogoiASM\/status\/1215334687712768005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the comparison below, a drone&#8217;s eye view of the anti-CAA rally is compared with the image shared by Sarma on Twitter.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55968\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Comparison-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Comparison-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Comparison-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Comparison-1024x390.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Comparison-768x293.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Comparison-1536x585.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Comparison-2048x780.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Comparison-990x377.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Comparison-1320x503.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This can also be corroborated with pictures <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lurinjtgogoi\/status\/1215269325768052736?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> by Lurinjyoti Gogoi, the General Secretary of AASU.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"bn\">\u09b8\u09a6\u09cc \u0985\u09b8\u09ae \u099b\u09be\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0 \u09b8\u09a8\u09cd\u09a5\u09be\u09f0 \u0986\u09b9\u09cd\u09ac\u09be\u09a8\u09a4 \u09a8\u09be\u0997\u09f0\u09bf\u0995\u09a4\u09cd\u09ac \u09b8\u0982\u09b6\u09cb\u09a7\u09a8\u09c0 \u0986\u0987\u09a8, \u09e8\u09e6\u09e7\u09ef \u09ac\u09be\u09a4\u09bf\u09b2\u09f0 \u09a6\u09be\u09ac\u09c0\u09a4 \u0986\u099c\u09bf \u09a7\u09c7\u09ae\u09be\u099c\u09bf \u099c\u09bf\u09b2\u09be \u099b\u09be\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0 \u09b8\u09a8\u09cd\u09a5\u09be\u09f0 \u0989\u09a6\u09cd\u09af\u09cb\u0997\u09a4 \u09a7\u09c7\u09ae\u09be\u099c\u09bf \u0995\u09be\u099b\u09be\u09f0\u09c0 \u09ae\u09af\u09bc\u09a6\u09be\u09a8\u09a4 \u0985\u09a8\u09c1\u09b8\u09cd\u09a5\u09bf\u09a4 &#8216;\u09f0\u09a3\u09b6\u09bf\u0999\u09be&#8217; \u0995\u09be\u09f0\u09cd\u09af\u09b8\u09c2\u099a\u09c0\u09a4 \u0985\u0982\u09b6 \u0997\u09cd\u09f0\u09b9\u09a3\u09f0 \u09ae\u09c1\u09b9\u09c2\u09f0\u09cd\u09a4\u09a4&#8230;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UEePspOfty\">pic.twitter.com\/UEePspOfty<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lurinjyoti Gogoi (@lurinjtgogoi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lurinjtgogoi\/status\/1215269325768052736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several other <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Axom31485293\/status\/1215259054198542336?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pictures<\/a> taken from a different angle give a better view of the mass gathering at the anti-CAA rally.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CAA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CAA<\/a><br \/>\nToday at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/dhemaji?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#dhemaji<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k1LJpJONfW\">pic.twitter.com\/k1LJpJONfW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axom (@Axom31485293) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Axom31485293\/status\/1215259054198542336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In conclusion, Himanta Biswa Sarma misleadingly compared a cropped image of an anti-CAA rally with a pro-CAA rally to portray mass support for the newly enacted Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 10, 2020, Assam BJP minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted an image where a crowd gathered at an anti-CAA rally was compared with the one at a pro-CAA rally in Dhemaji, Assam. &#8220;here are 2 Dhemaji pictures that sum up the mood in Assam. Need I say more?&#8221;,\u00a0said Sarma while tweeting the image. Sarma [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":55986,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[152],"class_list":["post-55943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-economics"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BJP MLA Himanta Biswa posts cropped photo of anti-CAA rally in Assam to portray poor turnout - Alt News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BJP MLA Himanta Biswa posts cropped photo of anti-CAA rally in Assam to portray poor turnout - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On January 10, 2020, Assam BJP minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted an image where a crowd gathered at an anti-CAA rally was compared with the one at a pro-CAA rally in Dhemaji, Assam. &#8220;here are 2 Dhemaji pictures that sum up the mood in Assam. 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