{"id":57232,"date":"2020-01-25T23:01:48","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T17:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=57232"},"modified":"2020-01-25T23:02:29","modified_gmt":"2020-01-25T17:32:29","slug":"bjp-mla-karni-singh-toppled-ambedkars-statue-old-video-false-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/bjp-mla-karni-singh-toppled-ambedkars-statue-old-video-false-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"BJP MLA ‘Karni Singh’ toppled Ambedkar’s statue? Old video, false claim"},"content":{"rendered":"

A video of a statue toppled by a group of people with the help of a JCB truck is circulating on social media. The message shared along with the video claims that Bhimrao Ambedkar’s statue was pulled down by a BJP MLA ‘Karni Singh’. Twitter user Azmath Sultan posted<\/a> the video with the message, “\u0935\u093f\u0928\u093e\u0936 \u0915\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u092a\u0930\u0940\u0924 \u092c\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927\u093f \u092c\u093e\u092c\u093e \u0938\u093e\u0939\u092c \u0905\u092e\u092c\u0947\u0902\u0921\u0915\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f\u092e\u093e \u0917\u093f\u0930\u093e\u0924\u0947 Bjp \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e Bjp \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u092f\u0915 \u0915\u0930\u0923\u0940 \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 \u0915\u0940 \u0907\u0938 \u0939\u0930\u0915\u0924 \u092a\u0930 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0939\u0947\u0917\u0947 \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u091c\u0940# \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0924\u094b \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093e\u092e \u0938\u0947 \u0907\u0928 Video\u0915\u094b \u0907\u0924\u0928\u093e \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0930\u0932 \u0915\u0930\u094b \u0915\u0940 \u092f\u0947 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u093e \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0926\u0947\u0916 \u0938\u0915\u0947 \u091c\u092f \u092d\u0940\u092e (In the face of destruction, one loses their intelligence. BJP MLA Karni Singh is taking down the statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar. What will Modi say about this act? Days of Modi are over. Make this video viral so that whole India watches it. Jay Bheem -translated)”<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n\u0907\u0928 Video\u0915\u094b \u0907\u0924\u0928\u093e \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0930\u0932 \u0915\u0930\u094b \u0915\u0940 \u092f\u0947 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u093e \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0926\u0947\u0916 \u0938\u0915\u0947 \u091c\u092f \u092d\u0940\u092e\u270a\ud83c\udffb\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 pic.twitter.com\/0jjxkp8ksi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\u2764\ufe0f Azmath Sultan \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\u2764\ufe0f INC\u2764\ufe0f\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@Azmath955886122) January 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Facebook page AMU Citizens posted<\/a> the video with a similar claim on January 24, 2020. It has garnered over 1,400 shares so far.<\/p>\n

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The video is viral on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a> alike.<\/p>\n

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Fact-check<\/h2>\n

With a keyword search on Google, Alt News found<\/a> that the video depicts an incident in Tripura where a statue of Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin was toppled by BJP workers and supporters celebrating their electoral victory in the state after 25 years of communist rule.<\/p>\n

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In South Tripura\u2019s Belonia, a statue of Lenin razed amid chants of \u2018Bharat Mata Ki Jai\u2019. This, less than 48 hours after the BJP stormed to power ending a 25-year-long Left rule.<\/p>\n

More here: https:\/\/t.co\/Q7a4EsiuSh<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/335YDvXTb7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) March 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The statue of the communist icon was located at the centre of College Square in Tripura’s Belonia town. “According to CPI(M)\u2019s Datta, the 11.5-ft fibre-glass statue was sculpted by local artist Krishna Debnath at a cost of Rs 3 lakh. It was installed as the party began its 21st year of rule, after winning the 2013 assembly elections,”<\/em> stated a report by published by The Indian Express<\/em><\/a> on March 5, 2018.<\/p>\n

In conclusion, a year-old video of Lenin’s statue toppled by BJP supporters and workers was shared as Bhimrao Ambedkar’s statue being pulled down by BJP MLA Karni Singh. According to Myneta<\/em> database<\/a>, no such MLA is associated with the BJP or any other party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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