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The recent agricultural reforms<\/a> face protests from farmers across the nation who fear that the legislation will not ensure Minimum Support Price (MSP) on agricultural produce. On September 24, the official account of the Indian National Congress (INC) tweeted a 46-second video questioning Prime Minister Modi’s policies and broken promises.<\/p>\n

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\n\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u0930 \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0917 \u0915\u094b \u0920\u0917\u093e \u0925\u093e\u0964\u0964 pic.twitter.com\/1MrNklHzhi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Congress (@INCIndia) September 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That same day, Congress tweeted a graphic that showed an image of women from rural India. The tweet said, “The government gets revenue from the market. With that revenue, the government carries development work in rural areas. The BJP government is threatening the development of rural India by shutting down the mandi system.” This was shared by other Twitter users<\/a> as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2014 Congress (@INCIndia) September 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On September 25, Priyanka Gandhi, general secretary of the All India Congress Committee in charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh, tweeted a picture of a farmer and wrote, “<\/span>Before the BJP’s agriculture bill, MSP = Minimum Support Price for Farmers. After the bill is passed, MSP = Maximum Support in Profit for Capitalists. Where will the farmer go?”. Her tweet gained over 3,000 retweets. This image was posted by several other users<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n

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MSP = \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0928\u094d\u092f\u0942\u0928\u0924\u092e \u0938\u092e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0928 \u092e\u0942\u0932\u094d\u092f (Minimum Support Price)<\/p>\n

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MSP = \u092a\u0942\u0902\u091c\u0940\u092a\u0924\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u092e\u0948\u0915\u094d\u0938\u093f\u092e\u092e \u0938\u092a\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f \u0907\u0928 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0949\u092b\u093f\u091f (Maximum Support in Profit)<\/p>\n

\u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0902 \u091c\u093e\u090f\u0917\u093e? pic.twitter.com\/EKWMzWIYRg<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) September 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Congress throws a weak punch<\/h4>\n

While the images used in these posts were clearly representational in nature, some of them were shot during UPA rule. This was also pointed out<\/a> by numerous social media users. A simple reverse-image search reveals that multiple images from Congress posts were taken prior to 2014.<\/p>\n

At the 30-second mark in the video uploaded by Congress, the audio sarcastically states that the Ganga river has been cleaned by the BJP. The corresponding image was found on\u00a0Getty Images<\/a>, uploaded in 2013. Its caption reads, “Devotees cross the polluted waters of the Ganga River to take a holy dip at Sangam in Allahabad on April 14, 2013.” At the time, the Samajwadi Party formed the Uttar Pradesh government and the Congress was ruling at the center.<\/p>\n