{"id":58553,"date":"2020-02-11T21:34:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T16:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=58553"},"modified":"2020-02-11T21:44:17","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T16:14:17","slug":"misleading-reports-claim-shaheen-bagh-empty-post-aap-win-in-delhi-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/misleading-reports-claim-shaheen-bagh-empty-post-aap-win-in-delhi-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Misleading reports claim Shaheen Bagh empty post AAP win in Delhi election"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the counting of votes for Delhi assembly elections was underway on Tuesday, 11 February \u2013 with latest trends pointing to a massive mandate for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) \u2013 a report by Amar Ujala<\/em><\/a> claimed that Delhi\u2019s Shaheen Bagh area, which has become the face of anti-CAA protests in the country, wore a deserted look.<\/p>\n

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The report, which was published in the early hours of Tuesday, was also picked up by right-wing website OpIndia<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

The OpIndia<\/em> story, titled \u2018Shaheen Bagh protest site seen empty as AAP all set to return in Delhi\u2019, suggested that the protesters have moved out as AAP has registered a victory in the constituency.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is noteworthy to mention that Shaheen Bagh comes under Okhla constituency, where controversial AAP member Amanatullah Khan has registered a victory,\u201d<\/em> read the article.<\/p>\n

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BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya<\/a>, who has been caught\u00a0peddling fake news<\/a> on multiple occasions, shared the same OpIndia story, which in-turn has been retweeted by 1,900 users (at the time of writing this piece).<\/p>\n

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Multiple users shared the story on social media with similar claims, slamming the protesters.<\/p>\n

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Swarajya\u00a0<\/em>published an article titled,\u00a0“Shaheen Bagh Protest Site Virtually Empty On Election Result Morning As AAP Notches Decisive Victory: Report”<\/em><\/p>\n

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But the report which is being shared widely is misleading on many counts and fails to bring forth the facts.<\/p>\n

Now, while the picture which has been used is indeed from\u00a0Shaheen Bagh<\/a>, it is incorrect to claim that the protesters didn\u2019t show up as the AAP is all set to form the government in Delhi.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a timeline of events held at Shaheen Bagh on Tuesday:<\/p>\n

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8:00 AM: Before The Protesters Came In<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A similar picture was taken by\u00a0The Quint\u2019s<\/em> Akanksha Kumar, who was in the area to cover the protests. She reported that the picture was taken in the early hours before the protesters started pouring-in.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis (picture) was taken at 8 am when only volunteers were sleeping inside and women protesters hadn’t come out,\u201d<\/em> Kumar said.<\/p>\n

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Protest site in Shaheen Bagh. (Photo: Akanksha Kumar\/The Quint)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At around 9:00 am, women protesters started coming in and by 12:00 pm there were hundreds of protesters at the site, she added.<\/p>\n