

{"id":66028,"date":"2020-05-07T20:38:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T15:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=66028"},"modified":"2020-05-07T20:38:01","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T15:08:01","slug":"video-of-stale-food-thrown-by-migrant-workers-shared-with-false-narrative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-stale-food-thrown-by-migrant-workers-shared-with-false-narrative\/","title":{"rendered":"Video of stale food thrown by migrant workers shared with false narrative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video of passengers in a train throwing food packets on railway platform is being shared with the claim that migrants discarded the food provided to them by the government and other agencies during their travel amidst the lockdown. Twitter user Vidyasagar Jagadeesan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jvidyasagar\/status\/1257676209044877315\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> the video with the message, &#8220;Migrants throwing food given to them on the platform. Worst culture. Govt and agencies provide them food for their journey. But this is how they treat it.&#8221; It has been retweeted more than 600 times so far.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Migrants throwing food given to them on the platform. Worst culture. Govt and agencies provide them food for their journey. But this is how they treat it. \ud83d\ude20\ud83d\ude20\ud83d\ude20 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vipovKyt7S\">pic.twitter.com\/vipovKyt7S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 Vidyasagar Jagadeesan \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@jvidyasagar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jvidyasagar\/status\/1257676209044877315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Swarajya columnist Vikas Saraswat <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VikasSaraswat\/status\/1257898579986993152\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quote-tweeted<\/a> the video and opined, &#8220;<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Disgusting behaviour. We often blame politicians, Babus, this and that. The real problem is indisciplined, selfish, mean minded folks with no sense of nationalism and societal obligation. Yes all Indians aren&#8217;t like that but these are still large numbers to affect nationally.<\/span>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66030\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/2020-05-07-15_49_09-Vikas-Saraswat-on-Twitter_-_Disgusting-behaviour.-We-often-blame-politicians-Ba.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"445\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/2020-05-07-15_49_09-Vikas-Saraswat-on-Twitter_-_Disgusting-behaviour.-We-often-blame-politicians-Ba.png 445w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/2020-05-07-15_49_09-Vikas-Saraswat-on-Twitter_-_Disgusting-behaviour.-We-often-blame-politicians-Ba-230x300.png 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News has also received several requests on its official <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews&amp;hl=en_IN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a> application to fact-check this video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66034\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/priyanka1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1651\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/priyanka1.png 1651w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/priyanka1-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/priyanka1-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/priyanka1-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/priyanka1-1536x647.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/priyanka1-990x417.png 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/priyanka1-1320x556.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1651px) 100vw, 1651px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Another claim suggests the passengers are migrant workers from Maharastra<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The video is also getting shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87*%20%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87*%20%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A8&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> with Marathi text, &#8220;\u0905\u0924\u094d\u092f\u0902\u0924 \u0916\u0947\u0926\u093e\u091a\u0940 \u0917\u094b\u0937\u094d\u091f \u0906\u0939\u0947* \u092f\u093e \u092a\u0930\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0902\u0924\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0902\u0928\u093e \u092e\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u092d\u0930\u092d\u0930\u0942\u0928 \u0926\u093f\u0932\u0947 \u0924\u0947\u091a \u0906\u0924\u093e \u0906\u092a\u093e\u092a\u0932\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0917\u093e\u0935\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e\u0928\u093e \u092e\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0932\u093e \u0936\u093f\u0935\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0936\u093e\u092a \u0926\u0947\u0924 \u091a\u093e\u0932\u0932\u0947 \u0906\u0939\u0947\u0924 \u0924\u0947 \u0938\u0941\u0916\u0930\u0942\u092a \u0917\u093e\u0935\u0940 \u092a\u094b\u091a\u093e\u0935\u0947 \u092e\u094d\u0939\u0923\u0942\u0928 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u091c\u0947\u0935\u0923, \u0917\u093e\u0921\u0940 \u092f\u093e\u0902\u091a\u0940 \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0935\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0942\u0928 \u0926\u093f\u0932\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u0940\u0939\u0940 \u091c\u0947\u0935\u0923 \u0930\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0935\u0930 \u092b\u0947\u0915\u0942\u0928 \u0926\u0947\u0924 \u091a\u093e\u0932\u0932\u0947 \u0906\u0939\u0947\u0924 \u0915\u093f\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u093e \u092e\u093e\u091c \u092a\u0923 \u090f\u0915 \u0917\u094b\u0937\u094d\u091f \u0932\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e\u0924 \u0920\u0947\u0935\u093e \u092a\u0941\u0928\u094d\u0939\u093e \u092f\u093e\u0932 \u0924\u0930 \u092f\u093e\u0926 \u0930\u093e\u0916\u093e&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>the text suggests that the incident took place in Maharastra where migrants workers threw relief food and cursed the state.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prashant.nikam.221013\/videos\/3213026948814970\/\" data-show-text=\"true\" data-width=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/prashant.nikam.221013\/videos\/3213026948814970\/\"><p>*\u0905\u0924\u094d\u092f\u0902\u0924 \u0916\u0947\u0926\u093e\u091a\u0940 \u0917\u094b\u0937\u094d\u091f \u0906\u0939\u0947*<br \/>\n\u092f\u093e \u092a\u0930\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0902\u0924\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0902\u0928\u093e \u092d\u0930\u092d\u0930\u0942\u0928 \u0926\u093f\u0932\u0947 \u0924\u0947\u091a \u0906\u0924\u093e \u0906\u092a\u093e\u092a\u0932\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0917\u093e\u0935\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0936\u093f\u0935\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0936\u093e\u092a \u0926\u0947\u0924 \u091a\u093e\u0932\u0932\u0947 \u0906\u0939\u0947\u0924<br \/>\n\u0924\u0947&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prashant.nikam.221013\">Prashant Nikam<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/prashant.nikam.221013\/videos\/3213026948814970\/\">Wednesday, 6 May 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News found that the video shows an incident of stale food being thrown by migrant workers travelling from Ernakulam in Kerala to Danapur in Bihar at West Bengal&#8217;s Asansol station. The video was shot on May 4, 2020. According to a report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thequint.com\/news\/india\/west-bengal-coronavirus-news-migrant-labourers-dump-bad-food-given-by-railways-at-asansol-station\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Quint<\/a>, many of the migrant labourers complained that the food was stale and started throwing it on the railway station. In another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SreyashiDey\/status\/1257551490526466048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> of the same incident posted below, one can hear the migrants saying that the food stinks and it&#8217;s inedible.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hello <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RailMinIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RailMinIndia<\/a>, passengers travelling in Shramik train from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kerala?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kerala<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Danapur?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Danapur<\/a> complained of being served stale food at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Asansol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Asansol<\/a> station. The food packets were thrown by them on the platform in protest. Please ensure safe edible food for migrants. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AltaHdbENw\">pic.twitter.com\/AltaHdbENw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sreyashi Dey (@SreyashiDey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SreyashiDey\/status\/1257551490526466048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Responding to a user who shared the video, the official handle of Indian Railways Seva tweeted on May 5, &#8220;Maam, it was yesterday incident and alternative arrangement was done at Jhajha station . Also corrective measures have taken to avoid such issue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66031\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/2020-05-07-16_13_17-Indian-Railways-Seva-on-Twitter_-_@SreyashiDey-Maam-it-was-yesterday-incident-a.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/2020-05-07-16_13_17-Indian-Railways-Seva-on-Twitter_-_@SreyashiDey-Maam-it-was-yesterday-incident-a.png 449w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/2020-05-07-16_13_17-Indian-Railways-Seva-on-Twitter_-_@SreyashiDey-Maam-it-was-yesterday-incident-a-300x257.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Speaking with The Quint, Eastern Railways PRO Ekalabya Chakraborty said, &#8220;The food arrangement was made by IRCTC. In some coaches, it was reported that the food was not up to the mark. There is no question of denial. There were problems with the food. Because of the paucity of time, we couldn&#8217;t rectify it at the Asansol station itself. However, we arranged for food again in the next station. It was a mishap, yes. But we tried to rectify it.&#8221; Twitter user Vidyasagar later <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jvidyasagar\/status\/1257921246097838080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clarified<\/a> that the passengers threw the food as it was stale.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, the video showed migrants travelling from Kerala to Bihar throwing stale food at a railway station in West Bengal, however, it was falsely claimed that the incident happened in Maharashtra. More importantly, social media claims failed to highlight the reason that compelled these migrants to throw the food. 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