{"id":66500,"date":"2020-06-14T14:08:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-14T08:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=66500"},"modified":"2020-06-15T13:23:22","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T07:53:22","slug":"bjp-spokesperson-sambit-patra-propaganda-powered-with-misinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/bjp-spokesperson-sambit-patra-propaganda-powered-with-misinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra: Propaganda powered with misinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sambit Patra is the most visible spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is best known for his appearances as a party representative on television debates and snide remarks against the opposition. But another skill that should feature on his resume, if he were to ever prepare one, is his proclivity to misinform. Patra has over four million followers on Twitter \u2014 a platform he routinely (mis)uses to share false news. He has also often been found promoting misinformation on national television. This article is a compilation of some of these instances however it is not an exhaustive list which would be much longer. The compilation is a list of the varied misinformation he had shared in the past few years \u2014 the favourite target being Congress and the Nehru-Gandhi family.<\/p>\n<h4>Misinformation against Congress<\/h4>\n<p><strong>1. False claim that Rajasthan government halted buses transporting students to UP for Rs 19 lakh fuel dues<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The governments of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan had entered into a bilateral agreement to transport students stuck in Kota to UP. A month after they safely returned home amid the lockdown, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra tweeted a photograph of a cheque claiming that the Rajasthan government had allowed the buses from leaving the state only after the UP government made a midnight payment of Rs 19 lakhs in fuel dues.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0915\u094b\u091f\u093e \u0938\u0947 \u0909\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 students \u0915\u094b \u0935\u093e\u092a\u093f\u0938 \u0932\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u092f UP \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u092c\u0938\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0921\u0940\u091c\u093c\u0932 \u0915\u0940 \u0906\u0935\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0915\u0924\u093e \u092a\u0921\u093c \u0917\u092f\u0940 ..\u0926\u092f\u093e \u091b\u094b\u0921\u093c\u093f\u090f ..\u0906\u0927\u093f \u0930\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u094b \u0926\u092b\u093c\u094d\u0924\u0930 \u0916\u0941\u0932\u0935\u093e \u0915\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u0902\u0915\u093e \u0935\u093e\u0921\u094d\u0930\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0947 UP \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 19 \u0932\u093e\u0916 \u0930\u0941\u092a\u090f \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0914\u0930 \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u092c\u0938\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0930\u0935\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e<br \/>\n\u0935\u093e\u0939 \u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0926\u0926\u0964<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0926\u094b\u0917\u0932\u0940_\u0915\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QQexV1BlVq\">pic.twitter.com\/QQexV1BlVq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sambitswaraj\/status\/1263503348239499264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But this wasn&#8217;t true because the cheque that Patra had presented was dated May 5. The last bus ferrying thousands of students had left Rajasthan on April 19. Quite evidently, the buses could not have been halted for lack of payment in April because the dues were transferred more than two weeks later in May.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News&#8217;s detailed report on the misinformation can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-did-rajasthan-govt-halt-buses-transporting-students-to-up-for-rs-19-lakh-fuel-dues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Clipped video shared to mock Rahul Gandhi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Patra had tweeted a video where Rahul Gandhi could be heard saying, \u201cThe red zone is actually the green zone and the green zone is actually the red zone\u201d referring to the zones set up by the central government based on the intensity of the COVID-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092a\u0940\u091b\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u0906\u0932\u0942 \u0906\u0917\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u094b\u0928\u093e<br \/>\n\u0914\u0930 \u0905\u092c<br \/>\n\u091c\u094b RED \u0939\u0948 \u0935\u094b GREEN \u0939\u0948<br \/>\n\u091c\u094b GREEN \u0939\u0948 \u0935\u094b RED \u0939\u0948<\/p>\n<p>\u092f\u0947 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 \ud83d\ude0e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mrHFHh8Wl2\">pic.twitter.com\/mrHFHh8Wl2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sambitswaraj\/status\/1258980511004925953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The video shared by Sambit Patra was 6 seconds clipped from an hour-long press briefing by Rahul Gandhi on coronavirus outbreak in India. The Congress leader stressed the need for strong local leaders and tackling the virus from the ground level.\u00a0\u201cThese zones \u2013 red, orange and green \u2013 have been created on a national level. They should be created on a state level. Chief Ministers [of Congress-ruled states] are telling us that the zone which is red in the national level is actually green and the zone which is green is actually red.\u201d This can be heard at 20:00 minutes onward.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Constructive Suggestions on Covid19: Press Briefing by Shri Rahul Gandhi via video conferencing\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vKeHcdkRBcE?start=1168&#038;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 words \u201cnational level\u201d were clipped from the speech to take out the context of decentralisation and portray that Gandhi was making a silly statement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. &#8220;Potato-gold machine&#8221; \u2014 another misrepresentation of Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s speech\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the previous tweet, Sambit Patra made a reference to &#8220;potato and gold&#8221; while mocking Gandhi for the &#8220;red is green, green is red&#8221; statement. As it turned out, Patra&#8217;s reference was also based on misinformation \u2014 one which had been debunked multiple times before Patra put out the tweet.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, a video of Rahul Gandhi saying, \u201cWill install such a machine that if a potato is inserted from one end, gold will come out from the other end,\u201d was shared by BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya. But the statement was a part of a clipped video of a much longer speech where Gandhi was actually taking a dig at PM Modi during an address in Gujarat\u2019s Patan on November 12, 2017.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">People are sending this to me and asking in disbelief if he actually said this.. Of course he did! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rgdTf26ARv\">pic.twitter.com\/rgdTf26ARv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amitmalviya\/status\/930632917289787393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cA few months ago there was a flood here and he [PM Modi] said he will give Rs 500 crore but not even a rupee was given. He told potato farmers, will install such a machine that if a potato is inserted from one end, gold will come out from the other end\u2026these are not my words but Narendra Modiji\u2019s words,\u201d Gandhi had said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u092a\u0940\u090f\u092e \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u092b\u0948\u0938\u0932\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u091c\u0942\u091d \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0917\u0941\u091c\u0930\u093e\u0924 | \u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932 \u0917\u093e\u0901\u0927\u0940\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/za0kyeWDGjY?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>It may be noted that Gandhi\u2019s claim amounted to political rhetoric since there is no record of PM Modi ever making any such statement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Fake quote attributed to Jawaharlal Nehru\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During a television debate in 2018, Patra claimed that the first Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru had said, &#8220;I am Englishman by education, Muslim by culture and Hindu merely by accident of birth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hallabol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hallabol<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sambitswaraj?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sambitswaraj<\/a>: \u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932\u091c\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u0928\u093e\u0928\u0940\u092e\u093e\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u0917\u094b\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0932\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e, \u092c\u0947\u0939\u0924\u0930 \u0939\u0948 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u0917\u094b\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0932\u0947 \u0932\u0947\u0924\u0947! \u092f\u0947 \u0924\u094b \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0942 \u0927\u0930\u094d\u092e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0917\u094b\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0918\u094b\u091f\u093e\u0932\u093e \u0939\u0948<br \/>\nLive: Live: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fOz5QPkk43\">https:\/\/t.co\/fOz5QPkk43<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/23w49NloVZ\">pic.twitter.com\/23w49NloVZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AajTak (@aajtak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aajtak\/status\/1067399999590293504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He had made a reference to this quote in a Republic Bharat debate as well.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sambit Patra - false quote attributed to Nehru\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/299030410?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>However, these words first made their appearance in an article titled \u2018The Angry Aristocrat\u2019, written by N B Khare in 1959, a Hindu Mahasabha leader and staunch critic of Jawaharlal Nehru. The article was part of a volume &#8216;A Study of Nehru&#8217; with commentaries by numerous political personalities. There is no literature ascribing the quote to Nehru, including in his autobiography.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67690 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/khare_nehru_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/khare_nehru_2.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/khare_nehru_2-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our detailed fact-check can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/sambit-patra-ascribes-false-i-am-hindu-by-accident-quote-to-jawaharlal-nehru-yet-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Video clipped to target Ashok Gehlot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If electricity is removed from the water and the water goes to the farm, such water will have no energy and will be useless in the farm.&#8221; A video of Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot making this statement was tweeted by Sambit Patra in 2018.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">Friends I received this video!<br \/>\nIs it authentic??<br \/>\nIs this the way the Congress misguided our Farmers??<br \/>\nPls enlighten!!<br \/>\n\u0905\u0936\u094b\u0915 \u0917\u0939\u0932\u094b\u0924 \u0915\u093e \u0935\u093f\u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e\u0928 &#8211; \u092a\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u092e\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u093f\u091c\u0932\u0940 \u092a\u0948\u0926\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0915\u0947 \u0916\u0947\u0924\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u0947\u091c\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u0924\u094b \u092a&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cLPCawUXiz\">https:\/\/t.co\/cLPCawUXiz<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YouTube?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sambitswaraj\/status\/1003998253694631937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The video was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-ashok-gehlot-did-not-say-that-generating-electricity-will-remove-energy-from-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">part of a much longer address<\/a> where Gehlot was referring to Jan Sangh, the forerunner of the BJP. According to Gehlot, when he was young he had witnessed how Jan Sangh cadres were spreading misinformation about the Bhakra Dam which was inaugurated by former PM Nehru, spreading rumours that once electricity is removed from water, the water will become useless.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AshokGehlot.Rajasthan\/videos\/1700355010090472\/\" data-show-text=\"true\" data-width=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/AshokGehlot.Rajasthan\/videos\/1700355010090472\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u0930\u0940\u092c 6 \u0932\u093e\u0916 \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0935 \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u092f\u0926\u093f 18 \u0939\u091c\u093e\u0930 \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0935\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u091c\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u092c\u093f\u091c\u0932\u0940 \u092a\u0939\u0941\u0902\u091a\u093e\u0908 \u0924\u094b \u092b\u093f\u0930 5 \u0932\u093e\u0916 82 \u0939\u091c\u093e\u0930 \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0935\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u093f\u091c\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0941\u0902\u091a\u093e\u0908? \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u091c\u0940 \u091d\u0942\u0920 \u092c\u094b\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u0926\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930 \u091a\u0941\u0915\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AshokGehlot.Rajasthan\/\">Ashok Gehlot<\/a> on Saturday, 26 May 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a06. Fake news about Sonia Gandhi&#8217;s wealth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During a News18 debate last year, Sambit Patra claimed that Sonia Gandhi is the 4th richest woman in the world.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hindi Debate Show: Modi \u092e\u0948\u091c\u093f\u0915 \u0930\u094b\u0915\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f Rahul \u092d\u0948\u092f\u093e \u0928\u0947 \u092b\u0947\u0902\u0915\u093e Priyanka \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0921! | Aar Paar\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4aoDtQ48GHc?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>Alt News had found out that the claim was based on a shoddy website named \u2018World\u2019s Luxury Guide\u2019 which doesn&#8217;t exist anymore. Our detailed report can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/sambit-patra-reiterates-previously-debunked-fakes-news-about-sonia-gandhis-wealth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> or watched below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sonia Gandhi - 4th Richest in the World? Fake News. WATCH!\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C01UFCyMuE0?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><strong>7. Old video of Congress MLA clipped to suggest he said \u2018Pakistan Zindabad\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Patra tweeted a video of Congress politician Naseem Khan wanting to know the &#8220;truth&#8221; behind the claim that Khan chanted &#8216;Pakistan Zindabad&#8217; slogans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0907\u0938 \u0935\u093f\u0921\u0940\u0913 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u0924\u094d\u092f\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u0901\u091a \u0915\u0930 \u0938\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948?<br \/>\nSocial Media \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0932\u094b\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u0915\u0939\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u092f\u0939 \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f \u0915\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938 \u0915\u093e \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u0928\u0938\u0940\u092e \u0916\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u094b \u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u091c\u093c\u093f\u0902\u0926\u093e\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u094b challenge \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 ..<br \/>\nPlease run a fact check on this friends ..do let me know .. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7SyM2dkE4V\">pic.twitter.com\/7SyM2dkE4V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sambitswaraj\/status\/1225646811332763648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The truth was indeed pointed out to Patra. In fact, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-of-congress-mla-clipped-to-suggest-he-said-pakistan-zindabad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">truth was already out there<\/a> before the BJP spokesperson amplified the false claim. Here&#8217;s the English translation of what Khan actually said, &#8220;I want to ask Modiji, today in Delhi on the shore of the Yamuna, Sri Sri Ravishankar said \u2018Pakistan Zindabad\u2019 in the presence of Rajnath Singh. Was a case of sedition slapped on him or not? If Modiji and Rajnath [Singh] have guts, then let them slap a case of sedition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WATCH: How a 2016 speech by Congress MLA Naseem Khan was clipped to falsely claim that he said &#8216;Pakistan Zindabad&#8217;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nmgDN0qk8D\">pic.twitter.com\/nmgDN0qk8D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alt News (@AltNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AltNews\/status\/1184146472964485120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Patra is yet to take down his tweet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Misquoted Shashi Tharoor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Continuing his trend of misquoting politicians, Patra had demanded on-air that Congress president Rahul Gandhi expels Shashi Tharoor from the party. His demand was based on a statement he attributed to Tharoor \u2014 &#8220;Narendra Modi is a scorpion on a Shiva Linga.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BJP Spokesperson Dr Sambit Patra, Reacting To Shashi Tharoor&#039;s Comments On PM Modi\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dtBxYA_IXdM?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>If one carefully listens to the video where Tharoor is making the statement, it is clear that the remark wasn\u2019t his but the Congress MP was quoting an unidentified RSS leader who gave a bite to <a href=\"https:\/\/caravanmagazine.in\/reportage\/emperor-uncrowned-narendra-modi-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Caravan\u2019s Vinod Jose<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WATCH<\/a> Shashi Tharoor in Bengaluru, says, &#8220;There&#8217;s an extraordinarily striking metaphor expressed by an unnamed RSS source to a journalist, that, &#8220;Modi is like a scorpion sitting on a Shivling, you can&#8217;t remove him with your hand &amp; you cannot hit it with a chappal either.&#8221;(27.10) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E6At7WrCG5\">pic.twitter.com\/E6At7WrCG5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1056454318272995328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>9. Old video of SP leader Mavia Ali shared as Congress leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During widespread protests opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Sambit Patra tweeted a video along with a text saying, \u201cCongress leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui is saying we are first Muslims then Indians\u2026We will not accept a constitution that clashes with Islam\u2026 we are not loyal to the country\u2026dogs are loyal. Where are the siblings Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0915\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938 \u0915\u093e \u0906\u0932\u093e \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u0928\u0938\u094d\u0938\u093f\u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0926\u0940\u0928 \u0938\u093f\u0926\u094d\u0926\u0940\u0915\u0940 \u0915\u0939 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u201c\u0939\u092e \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u0938\u0932\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0948 ..\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928\u0940 ..\u0907\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093e\u092e \u0938\u0947 \u091f\u0915\u0930\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u094b \u092d\u0940 \u0939\u092e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092e\u093e\u0928\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 ..\u0939\u092e \u0907\u0938 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u092b\u093c\u093e\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948 ..\u0915\u0941\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0947 \u0935\u092b\u093c\u093e\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0939\u0948 \u0926\u094b\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u092d\u093e\u0908\u0902 \u092c\u0939\u0928 \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RahulGandhi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RahulGandhi<\/a>\u2069 &amp; \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/priyankagandhi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@priyankagandhi<\/a>\u2069 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R0zP2Zxgvi\">pic.twitter.com\/R0zP2Zxgvi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sambitswaraj\/status\/1212276596788338689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The video posted by Patra dated back to August 2017. It featured Samajwadi Party leader Mavia Ali who had kicked up a storm while reacting to Uttar Pradesh government\u2019s controversial circular asking madrasas across the state to celebrate Independence Day and record a video of the event.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are Muslims first, Indians after that: Mavia Ali, SP <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PoliticsOverPatriotism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PoliticsOverPatriotism<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/olZHzxKEhD\">pic.twitter.com\/olZHzxKEhD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Republic (@republic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/republic\/status\/896983697492107264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The complete fact-check report can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-of-sp-leader-mavia-ali-shared-as-that-of-congress-leader-naseemuddin-siddiqui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Attacks on opposition<\/h4>\n<p><strong>10. Falsely claimed AAP leader Amanatullah Khan wants to create \u2018Sharia\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Allah has decided that oppressors will cease to exist..will make Sharia\u2026it will start from somewhere.&#8221; This message was tweeted by Patra, ascribing the statement to AAP leader Amanatullah Khan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u201c\u0905\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0939 \u0928\u0947 \u0924\u092f \u0915\u0930 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u0940 \u0907\u0928 \u091c\u093c\u093e\u0932\u093f\u092e\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u0916\u093c\u093e\u0924\u094d\u092e\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e ..\u0939\u092e \u0936\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e \u092c\u0928\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 ..\u0915\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0928 \u0915\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0936\u0941\u0930\u0941\u0906\u0924 \u0924\u094b \u0939\u094b\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 ..\u201d<br \/>\nAAP \u0915\u093e \u0905\u092e\u093e\u0928\u0924\u0909\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0939 \u0916\u093e\u0928<br \/>\n\u0926\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u092f\u0947 \u0939\u0948 AAP \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u091a\u093e\u0930<br \/>\n\u0905\u092c \u091c\u093c\u0930\u093e \u0906\u092a \u092d\u0940 \u0938\u094b\u091a\u093f\u090f ..\u0938\u092c \u0905\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0939 \u0939\u0940 \u0924\u092f \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u092f\u093e \u0906\u092a \u092d\u0940 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0924\u092f \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947?<br \/>\n\u0906\u092a \u0936\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e \u092c\u0928\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0924\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0948 \u092f\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v2nRfESBBF\">pic.twitter.com\/v2nRfESBBF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sambitswaraj\/status\/1225031553883037697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On carefully listening to the speech, we found that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/zariya-not-shariah-sambit-patra-twitted-amanatullah-khan-video-with-false-claim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amanatullah Khan was saying \u2018Zaria\u2019 (medium)<\/a> and not Sharia.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AMANATULLAH KHAN, JAMIA MLA, BECOMES VIRAL AFTER THIS VIDEO MISQUOTED BY SAMBIT PATRA\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rIgDXW56CuM?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><strong>11. Introduced a political angle to Murshidabad triple murder case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On October 8, 2019, a family of three \u2013 Bandhu Prakash Pal, his pregnant wife and 8-year-old child \u2013 was hacked to death in West Bengal\u2019s Murshidabad. A construction worker, Utpal Behara, was booked for the crime. Behara had reportedly entered the victims\u2019 house armed with a knife. The police had stated \u201cfinancial dispute\u201d as the motive behind the murders. However, Patra introduced a political motive the crime, referring to the victim as an RSS worker and targetting West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Warning:Gruesome video<br \/>\nThis has shaken my conscience &#8230;a RSS worker Sh Bandhu Prakash Pal,his eight months pregnant wife &amp; his kid were brutally slaughtered in West Bengal\u2019s Murshidabad<br \/>\nNot a word by the liberals<br \/>\nNot a letter by 59 liberals to Mamata<br \/>\nNauseating Selectivism! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EHPPDCLRqc\">pic.twitter.com\/EHPPDCLRqc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sambitswaraj\/status\/1182160535686660098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The West Bengal police had clarified that the attack was not politically-motivated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Murder of three members of a family of Kanaiganj, Jiaganj PS, Murshidabad is a sad incident. Investigation was started just after incident and 2 persons hv bn detained and are being examined.<br \/>\nIt has so far bn found in investigation that the deceased person was also working.(1\/3)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 West Bengal Police (@WBPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBPolice\/status\/1182616518690914304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Subsequently, media reports came pouring in that the family denied RSS links. India Today also reported that Pal\u2019s brother-in-law, Diptiman Sarkar, said that an RSS member offered him financial help however he rejected the man\u2019s assistance and told him that his brother-in-law was never associated with any political party.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67696 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/02df54e4-273e-4c30-b4a2-d9580c50beb8-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/02df54e4-273e-4c30-b4a2-d9580c50beb8-1.png 848w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/02df54e4-273e-4c30-b4a2-d9580c50beb8-1-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/02df54e4-273e-4c30-b4a2-d9580c50beb8-1-768x527.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/02df54e4-273e-4c30-b4a2-d9580c50beb8-1-379x259.png 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read the detailed fact-check report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/how-the-murshidabad-triple-murder-was-given-a-political-communal-colour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12. Former VP Hamid Ansari targetted with misinformation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In his last interview as outgoing vice president in 2017, Hamid Ansari had stated that there is a sense of unease among Muslims in the country. What followed was a hate campaign against Ansari of which Patra was a part. He shared a graphic with news reports on the former VP&#8217;s absence from Yoga Day parade and failure to salute the tricolour during Republic Day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Classic intellectual Canard <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UzdhsQEvB0\">pic.twitter.com\/UzdhsQEvB0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sambitswaraj\/status\/896594718087184384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/vicepresident-does-not-salute-when-national-anthem-is-played\/article6824585.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">protocol<\/a> dictates, the vice president is not supposed to salute when the president attends an event as the principal dignitary. This is why Ansari did not salute when former president Pranab Mukherjee was the principal dignitary at Republic Day parade. Furthermore, the article on Yoga Day shared by Patra pertained to a 2015 controversy ignited by BJP national general secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShivAroor\/status\/612609446779326464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ram Madhav<\/a>. Ansari had not attended Yoga Day celebrations as he wasn&#8217;t invited. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.in\/2015\/06\/22\/ram-madhav-hamid-ansari-y_n_7637050.html?utm_hp_ref=in-modi-government\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Huffington Post reported<\/a> that union minister Shripad Naik cited protocol which states that the vice president cannot be invited to an event where the prime minister is the chief guest. Madhav had to later apologise for his tweet.<\/p>\n<h4>Attacks on journalists and activists<\/h4>\n<p><strong>13. Clipped video shared to claim Harsh Mander instigated violence in Jamia speech<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sambit Patra had shared a part of social activist Harsh Mander&#8217;s speech in Jamia Millia Islamia and wrote, \u201cHe is the real rioter who is instigating people to come out in the streets and carry out violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Mander could be heard saying, \u201cThis fight will not be won in the Supreme Court. We have been observing the Supreme Court since some time now in the cases of NRC, Ayodhya and Kashmir. Supreme Court has failed to uphold humanism, equality and secularism. We will keep trying in the Supreme Court, it is our Supreme Court, but the decision will neither happen in the Parliament nor in the Supreme Court. What will be the future of this country \u2013 you all are the youth \u2013 what sort of country do you want to leave for your kids \u2013 where will this decision happen? One, it will happen on the streets, we have come out on the streets\u2026\u201d \u2013 before the clip was stopped mid-way.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u201c\u0938\u0941\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092e \u0915\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f \u092e\u093e\u0928\u0935\u0924\u093e,\u0938\u092e\u093e\u0928\u0924\u093e \u0914\u0930 Secularism \u0915\u0940 \u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0940 ..\u0907\u0938\u0932\u093f\u090f \u0928 Supreme Court \u092e\u0947\u0902,\u0928 \u0938\u0902\u0938\u0926 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092b\u093c\u0948\u0938\u0932\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e ..\u092b\u093c\u0948\u0938\u0932\u093e \u0938\u0921\u093c\u0915 \u092a\u0930 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e\u201d<br \/>\n\u0938\u094b\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0927\u0940 \u0915\u0947 NAC \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u0926\u0938\u094d\u092f \u0914\u0930 UrbanNaxal \u0939\u0930\u094d\u0937 \u092e\u0902\u0926\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u0915\u0939\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964<br \/>\n\u092f\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u0905\u0938\u0932 \u0926\u0902\u0917\u093e\u0908 \u091c\u094b \u0932\u094b\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0909\u0938\u0915\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0948 \u0938\u0921\u093c\u0915 \u092a\u0930 \u0909\u0924\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0938\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ajTt4q8zNJ\">pic.twitter.com\/ajTt4q8zNJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sambitswaraj\/status\/1235115554433888256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, Mander&#8217;s speech was clipped. Here&#8217;s the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/clipped-video-shared-to-claim-harsh-mander-instigated-violence-in-jamia-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">context of what he said<\/a> \u2014 &#8220;What will be the future of this country \u2013 you all are the youth \u2013 what sort of country do you want to leave for your kids \u2013 where will this decision happen? One, it will happen on the streets, we have come out on the streets, but even beyond the streets, there\u2019s another place where this decision will take place. <strong>Which is the place in which this fight will eventually be decided? That is in our hearts, in my heart, in your heart, we have to give a response \u2013 if they want to fill our hearts with hate, if we respond with hate, hatred will become deeper.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Harsh Mander addressing students at Jamia Millia Islamia | 16 December 2019\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yXS2MvqXNsM?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><strong>14. Arfa Khanum\u2019s speech on CAA shared with distorted interpretation\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Patra tweeted a video of journalist Arfa Khanum and claimed that she disclosed the strategy to develop an Islamic Caliphate. \u201cHindus will be required only till the time an Islamic society is not created,&#8221; he claimed she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0926\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u092f\u0947 \u201cCalipahate \u0916\u093c\u093e\u0924\u0942\u0928\u201d \u0915\u094c\u0928 \u0939\u0948?<br \/>\n\u0916\u093c\u0948\u0930 \u091c\u094b \u092d\u0940 \u0939\u0948 ..\u0907\u0928\u094d\u0939\u094b\u0902\u0928\u0947 Islamic Caliphate \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e Strategy \u0915\u0940 \u0916\u0941\u0932\u093e\u0938\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u0948-<\/p>\n<p>\u0967)\u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0941\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0906\u0935\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0947\u0935\u0932 \u201c\u0924\u092c \u0924\u0915\u201d \u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u092c \u0924\u0915 \u0907\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093e\u092e\u093f\u0915 Society \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093e\u0923 \u0928 \u0939\u094b \u091c\u093e\u090f<\/p>\n<p>\u0968)\u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0928\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092d\u0940 \u0938\u092d\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093e\u0928\u094d\u092f \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e- \u0932\u093e \u0907\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0939 \u0907\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0939 ..\u0938\u092d\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f<\/p>\n<p>WAKE UP! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B2QjCGrE2Y\">pic.twitter.com\/B2QjCGrE2Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sambitswaraj\/status\/1221495074212610048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The part of her speech that was clipped starts from 17:15 minutes in the video below. In fact, this portion, even when heard independently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/journalist-arfa-khanums-speech-on-caa-clipped-and-shared-with-communal-overtones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">does not translate<\/a> to Khanum promoting the establishment of an \u2018Islamic Caliphate\/ society\u2019. \u201cThis protest is also taking us to a society where everybody will be included. So we aren\u2019t compromising our ideology, I want to reiterate this. We are not compromising out ideology but changing our strategy,\u201d she stated. Here, the word \u2018strategy\u2019 implied adhering to a form of protest where religious slogans are shunned and a secular movement is embraced.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u2018The Language of Anti-CAA movement shouldn\u2019t be Muslim but secular.\u2019 Arfa Khanum Sherwani\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yGZgVvoGeLk?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><strong>\u00a015. Termed Aatish Taseer a citizen of Pakistan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Journalist Aatish Taseer had written the cover story for TIME magazine \u2018India\u2019s divider-in-chief&#8217; last year which was a sharp critique of prime minister Modi. Following this, Sambit Patra claimed in a press conference that Taseer is a Pakistani citizen.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Press Conference by Shri Sambit Patra <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DeshKeDilMeiModi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DeshKeDilMeiModi<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2BwcQVdGfc\">https:\/\/t.co\/2BwcQVdGfc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BJP MadhyaPradesh (@BJP4MP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BJP4MP\/status\/1127117045521309697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Taseer is a British national. He was born in the UK, grew up in India and is currently based out of New York, US. He is the son of Indian journalist Tavleen Singh and Pakistani politician Salman Taseer.<\/p>\n<p>Our detailed fact-check on the controversy surrounding Taseer&#8217;s nationality can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-author-of-times-cover-story-on-pm-modi-is-not-a-citizen-of-pakistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Attacks on the Muslim community<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>16. Video from Bijnor shared with false, anti-Muslim claim<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The coronavirus outbreak in India isn&#8217;t merely a health crisis but a humanitarian crisis which has left the poor vulnerable without food and money. Amid all of this, the outbreak amplified the animosity against Muslims after Nizamuddin Markaz was identified as a hotspot. There have been attacks on Muslim vendors and calls to boycott sellers from the community. Sambit Patra shared a video of a Muslim vendor with the claim that he sprinkled his urine on the produce he had brought for sale.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0914\u0930 \u091c\u093c\u0930\u093e \u0907\u0928 \u092c\u093e\u092c\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092d\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0928\u093e\u092e\u0947 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u094b &#8230;\u092f\u0947 \u092c\u0947\u091a\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u092c\u093e \u0938\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092b\u093c \u092c\u094b\u0924\u0932 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0947\u0938\u093e\u092c \u0915\u0930 \u0909\u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0947\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u090a\u092a\u0930 \u091b\u093f\u0921\u093c\u0915 \u0930\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0925\u0947 ..<br \/>\n\u092b\u093f\u0930 \u092d\u0940 \u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u0905\u0926\u092c \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0947\u0936 \u0906 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948..<br \/>\n\u0915\u094b\u0908 \u091c\u093c\u0930\u093e \u0906\u0930\u0924\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0925\u0932\u0940 \u0932\u093e\u0928\u093e ..\u092c\u093e\u092c\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0906\u0930\u0924\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902\u0915\u093f \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0905\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0925\u093e \u092c\u094b\u0932\u094b \u0924\u094b \u092b\u093f\u0930 ISLAMOPHOBIA \u0915\u0940 complaint \u0915\u0930 \u0926\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 Gulf \u092e\u0947\u0902!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SwzdfFJXm7\">pic.twitter.com\/SwzdfFJXm7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sambitswaraj\/status\/1252863732922806274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The man did not sprinkle urine on the fruits in his cart. The FIR filed against him mentioned that he had washed his hands after urination using a water bottle kept on his cart. Later, he used the same bottle to sprinkle water on his fruits.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67738 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/FIR-copy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"493\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/FIR-copy.png 493w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/FIR-copy-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/FIR-copy-414x276.png 414w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/FIR-copy-470x313.png 470w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/FIR-copy-130x86.png 130w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/FIR-copy-187x124.png 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-shared-with-false-claim-that-muslim-fruit-seller-caught-contaminating-bananas-with-his-urine-in-bijnor-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">detailed report<\/a> on the incident was published on April 24, 2020. A month later, Patra&#8217;s erroneous tweet still adorns his timeline.<\/p>\n<p><strong>17. Old video falsely shared as posters of Hindu deities burnt during CAA protests<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In January this year, the BJP spokesperson quote-tweeted a tweet which had shared a video of people burning posters of Hindu deities. Patra claimed that these were anti-CAA protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This video is shocking &#8230;how can any protest have a right to defile the tenets of Hinduism ..who gives them the right to burn the pictures of Hindu Gods &amp; Goddesses ..why should any protest be an Anti-Hindu protest??<br \/>\nIs this is what the Congress &amp; Communists promote??<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Shame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Shame<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9rn2gIwQ9T\">https:\/\/t.co\/9rn2gIwQ9T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sambitswaraj\/status\/1212595468968042497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The tweet Patra had quote-tweeted was taken down however Patra&#8217;s tweet remains. Alt News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-falsely-shared-as-posters-of-hindu-gods-burnt-during-caa-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">traced back the video to at least August 2018<\/a>. People could be heard speaking in Kannada in the background and chanting \u201cZindabad, Zindabad! Ambedkar Zindabad!\u201d slogans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prashanth.venkataswamy\/videos\/10217152468902611\/\" data-show-text=\"true\" data-width=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/prashanth.venkataswamy\/videos\/10217152468902611\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Why this hell&#8230; What Hindus god have done to you&#8230; Secularism should be banned &#8230; Bring uniform civil code<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prashanth.venkataswamy\">Prashanth Venkataswamy<\/a> on Thursday, 23 August 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>18. Old provocative speech by Muslim cleric shared amid anti-CAA protests<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During CAA protests, Patra shared a provocative video of a Muslim cleric and wrote. &#8220;Dangerous very Dangerous..Wake Up before it\u2019s too late!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">\u201c\u0935\u094b \u091c\u0940\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u0947 \u092e\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u0924\u0948\u092f\u093e\u0930 \u0939\u0948\u201d<br \/>\nDangerous very Dangerous..<br \/>\nWake Up before it\u2019s too late!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g8bstexmnW\">pic.twitter.com\/g8bstexmnW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sambitswaraj\/status\/1224192058635759619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The objectionable speech was given by Mufti Raees Ahmed, the district president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hindi, after Tabrez Ansari&#8217;s lynching in 2019. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/dehradun\/cleric-booked-for-provocative-speech\/articleshow\/70014814.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Times of India report<\/a>, a case was registered with the Kotwali police under IPC sections dealing with hate speech and promoting enmity between religious groups.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News&#8217;s fact-check report on the case can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-provocative-speech-by-muslim-cleric-shared-amid-anti-caa-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sambit Patra has also been at the receiving end of misinformation. Alt News had debunked false claims on social media suggesting that he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-sambit-patra-has-not-been-removed-from-the-post-of-bjp-spokesperson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">removed from the post of BJP spokesperson<\/a>. A fake quote on farmers&#8217; protest was circulating in Patra&#8217;s name which was debunked in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fake-quote-ascribed-to-sambit-patra-on-farmers-agitation-circulates-on-social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this article<\/a>. As a prominent public personality, Patra is expected to become a target of rumours. However, as a representative of the ruling party, why is he aping rumour-mongers?<\/p>\n<p>Does the BJP echo its spokesperson&#8217;s views promoted through misinformation especially when expressed on live television? Does the ruling party condone his attacks on the opposition, journalists, intellectuals and the Muslim community through misinformation? Is this why Patra does not take down misinformation even after the truth is pointed out? Alt News has written articles on each of his tweets documented in this report. None of them has been deleted by the BJP spokesperson including the ones that were put out more than three years ago. We tried contacting Patra on the phone, WhatsApp and email for comment. However, we are yet to receive a response. Patra had responded to us for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/sambit-patra-rubbishes-rape-allegation-against-him-circulating-on-social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2018 story<\/a> when rumours of rape allegations on him were floating online and Alt News was writing an article to debunk them. Whether he intends to address the issue of misinformation put out through his verified Twitter handle can only be clarified by him alone. But as of now, his failure to take down erroneous tweets does not paint a hopeful picture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sambit Patra is the most visible spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). 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