{"id":65445,"date":"2020-04-29T19:54:38","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T14:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=65445"},"modified":"2020-05-01T15:46:06","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T10:16:06","slug":"2016-video-of-aimim-leader-waris-pathan-arguing-with-cops-shared-as-recent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2016-video-of-aimim-leader-waris-pathan-arguing-with-cops-shared-as-recent\/","title":{"rendered":"AIMIM leader Waris Pathan did not threaten cops to open mosques amid lockdown, 2016 video viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video of former AIMIM MLA Waris Pathan was shared by BJP MP Arjun Singh with the claim that Pathan is threatening Mumbai police during the lockdown. In the video, Pathan can be heard telling a cop to not disrupt people from offering namaz. &#8220;These people have been praying here for the last 40 years. Do not try shutting down the mosque, do not try to shut down the loudspeakers,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Look at the open threat being given by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/warispathan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#warispathan<\/a> to police.<br \/>\nAnd <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rautsanjay61?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rautsanjay61<\/a> ji of ruling party in Maharashtra was trying to teach <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/myogiadityanath?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@myogiadityanath<\/a> ji on how to handle law and order.<br \/>\nPehle Mumbai to sambhal lijye!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/byculla?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#byculla<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bughOE3Xq3\">pic.twitter.com\/bughOE3Xq3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arjun Singh (@ArjunsinghWB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArjunsinghWB\/status\/1255342691828805633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Actor and BJP supporter Payal Rohatgi <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Payal_Rohatgi\/status\/1256098491882864645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared the clip<\/a> on May 1.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-65609 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/74af9d8f-814d-4597-8ec7-b1fecdcde125.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/74af9d8f-814d-4597-8ec7-b1fecdcde125.png 588w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/74af9d8f-814d-4597-8ec7-b1fecdcde125-271x300.png 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Facebook user Ankur Gupta shared the video with the following caption &#8211; &#8220;#Warispathan&#8230;. See their dadagiri with our Coronavirus warriors who is doing their duty towards us to save our lives &amp; these type of mullahs are threatening the police officer who is doing his duty very honestly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100008307818751\/videos\/2733937130226521\/\" data-show-text=\"true\" data-width=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/100008307818751\/videos\/2733937130226521\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#Warispathan..\ud83d\udc37.. See their dadagiri with our Coronavirus warriors who is doing their duty towards us to save our lives &amp; these type of mullahs are threatening the police officer who is doing his duty very honestly<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a role=\"button\" href=\"#\">Ankur Gupta<\/a> on Tuesday, 28 April 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The video is viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=waris%20pathan%20filter%3Avideos&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=%F0%9F%91%86Waris%20Pathan%20threatening%20police%20Officer.&amp;epa=SERP_TAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>. Alt News has also received multiple fact-check requests on its official mobile application.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-65450 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/React-App-6-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"946\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/React-App-6-1.png 946w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/React-App-6-1-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/React-App-6-1-768x516.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/React-App-6-1-130x86.png 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 946px) 100vw, 946px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Video from 2016<\/h4>\n<p>The viral video carries the words &#8216;Mumbai Live&#8217; on the top right corner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-65451 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/3-Facebook.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"621\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/3-Facebook.png 621w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/3-Facebook-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A keyword search on Youtube &#8211; &#8216;Waris Pathan police Mumbai Live&#8217; &#8211; took us to the same video uploaded by the channel on November 18, 2016. The description of the video is as follows &#8211; &#8220;Video of MIM MLA Waris Pathan abusing police has gone viral. This happened when police asked Pathan to lower down the loud speaker\u2019s voice which did not go well with Pathan and he started abusing the police.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Waris Pathan Abuses Police | Mumbai Live\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KyIwTdE3HTE?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>In the complete video, one can hear Pathan asking the cop to let the hospital and mosque function per usual since they have permission till 10 PM. Further in the clip, he addresses the crowd &#8211; &#8220;You all don&#8217;t break law and order. They [police] are not troubling us. They are supporting us. It is our duty to stay within the bounds of law and order.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Mumbai Live\u00a0<\/em>had also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mumbailive.com\/en\/politics\/waris-pathan-abuses-police-3612\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">carried an article<\/a> on the incident. A YouTube channel AIMIM India had shared the video on November 14, 2016, with the following caption &#8211; &#8220;Yesterday&#8217;s Night Situation was tensed at Byculla due to issue of Loudspeakers at Mosque..Police were harassing locals..AIMIM Byculla MLA Advocate Waris Pathan intervens and solved the issue..Thousands gathered on streets..Thanks to our Brave Daring MLA Waris Pathan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yesterday&#039;s Night Situation was tensed at Byculla due to issue of Loudspeakers at Mosque..!\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L9whsnmBC58?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>Pathan took to Twitter to call-out the misinformation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">[Thread]<\/p>\n<p>Sir <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPMumbaiPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CPMumbaiPolice<\/a> I would like to bring it to your notice that some people are trying to spread false news in this pandemic by posting 5yrs old video where the issue of loudspeaker was resolved after my timely intervention in the presence of Cops. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asadowaisi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@asadowaisi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Waris Pathan (@warispathan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/warispathan\/status\/1255152690302074881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therefore, BJP MP Arjun Singh targetted AIMIM leader Waris Pathan using an old video. He falsely claimed that Pathan threatened policemen to keep mosques open during the lockdown imposed due to coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n<p><em>[Update: Payal Rohatgi&#8217;s tweet was added to the report on May 1.]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of former AIMIM MLA Waris Pathan was shared by BJP MP Arjun Singh with the claim that Pathan is threatening Mumbai police during the lockdown. In the video, Pathan can be heard telling a cop to not disrupt people from offering namaz. &#8220;These people have been praying here for the last 40 years. 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