{"id":60515,"date":"2020-03-09T17:44:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T12:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=60515"},"modified":"2021-06-16T18:24:30","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T12:54:30","slug":"old-video-bjp-mp-sharad-tripathi-beat-mla-rakesh-singh-shoes-shared-aap-sanjay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-bjp-mp-sharad-tripathi-beat-mla-rakesh-singh-shoes-shared-aap-sanjay\/","title":{"rendered":"Old video of BJP members shared as AAP&#8217;s Sanjay Singh thrashed AAP MLA with shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AA%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%A5%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AF%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has gone viral<\/a> with the claim that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh thrashed an AAP MLA with shoes at a party meeting.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-60515 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-bjp-mp-sharad-tripathi-beat-mla-rakesh-singh-shoes-shared-aap-sanjay\/screen-shot-2021-06-16-at-3-49-28-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"529\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-16-at-3.49.28-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-16-at-3.49.28-PM.png 529w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-16-at-3.49.28-PM-300x259.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-bjp-mp-sharad-tripathi-beat-mla-rakesh-singh-shoes-shared-aap-sanjay\/screen-shot-2021-06-16-at-3-46-37-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"542\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-16-at-3.46.37-PM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-16-at-3.46.37-PM.jpg 542w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-16-at-3.46.37-PM-254x300.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Facebook user Lalit Mohan Sharma had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lalitmohan.sharma.56\/videos\/2835500543183272\/?lst=802350382%3A100001700611019%3A1583582566\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a> the viral video on March 2, 2020, gaining over 48,000 views.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"herald-popup-img aligncenter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lalitmohan.sharma.56\/videos\/2835500543183272\/?lst=802350382%3A100001700611019%3A1583582566\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21754 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/2020-03-07-11_58_43-2-Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"2020-03-07 11_58_43-(2) Facebook\" width=\"1296\" height=\"803\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/a>Twitter user @sdtiwari had also tweeted (<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/31tB3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>) the viral video last year, taking a jibe at AAP by saying,\u00a0 &#8220;Free entertainment for the freebie lovers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AamAadmiParty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AamAadmiParty<\/a> \u091d\u093e\u0921\u093c\u0942 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0940\u091f\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u091a\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0925\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u0902\u091c\u092f \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u092f\u0915 \u0915\u094b \u091c\u0942\u0924\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0940\u091f\u093e \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0924\u094b \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u092f\u0915 \u091c\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u091c\u092f \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 \u0915\u093e \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u091c\u0942\u0924\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u0924\u0947\u0932 \u092a\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0915\u0930 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0964<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SanjayAzadSln?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SanjayAzadSln<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArvindKejriwal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ArvindKejriwal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pTwyDHbHWl\">pic.twitter.com\/pTwyDHbHWl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rishi kumar official #\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0936\u093e\u0936\u0915_\u0938\u092e\u093f\u0924\u093f (@Rishikumarsh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rishikumarsh\/status\/1228219164982009857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>Performing a keyword search on Google, Alt News found a report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2019\/mar\/06\/watch--bjp-mp-mla-thrash-each-other-with-shoes-at-official-meeting-1947632.html\">The Indian Express from March 6, 2019<\/a>.\u00a0 According to the report, the incident took place between two BJP leaders during a meeting to review development projects in UP&#8217;s Sant Kabir Nagar district.<\/p>\n<p>The report said, &#8220;BJP MP Sharad Tripathi and Rakesh Baghel, one of the MLAs from the district, were involved in a scuffle after Tripathi asked why his name was not included on the foundation stone for a local road and Baghel said it was his decision.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hindustan Times had uploaded a 55-second video that shows the scuffle.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch: BJP MLA, MP thrash each other with shoes, slaps during a meeting in UP\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GtnspNxW3sA?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>The viral video is being shared with the false claim that an AAP leader beat up another member of his party with shoes. However, the video pertains to a 2019 incident involving BJP leaders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video has gone viral with the claim that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh thrashed an AAP MLA with shoes at a party meeting. Facebook user Lalit Mohan Sharma had shared the viral video on March 2, 2020, gaining over 48,000 views. Twitter user @sdtiwari had also tweeted (archive link) the viral video [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":60615,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[133],"class_list":["post-60515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-politics","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/SlipperShot-1.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60515"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96449,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60515\/revisions\/96449"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60515"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=60515"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=60515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}