{"id":80213,"date":"2020-11-13T19:50:56","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T14:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=80213"},"modified":"2020-11-13T19:50:56","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T14:20:56","slug":"photos-from-2019-falsely-viral-as-evm-machines-being-stolen-during-bihar-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photos-from-2019-falsely-viral-as-evm-machines-being-stolen-during-bihar-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos from 2019 falsely viral as EVM machines being &#8216;stolen&#8217; during Bihar polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After NDA regained power in Bihar assembly elections, RJD made <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/elections\/assembly-elections\/bihar\/tejashwi-alleges-foul-play-threatens-to-go-to-court-over-counting-loopholes\/articleshow\/79202244.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">allegations<\/a> of foul play in the counting of postal ballot papers. Some images are now viral on social media where a man is carrying an EVM machine through a forested area. A Twitter user shared the images and wrote, &#8220;EVM machines should be checked again, will Nitish Kumar go to jail? Bihar is asking, where is he taking the EVM machine after stealing them? Modi commission (reference to the Election Commission) is a thief.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/qiiGE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">EVM \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u0902\u091a,<br \/>\n\u0928\u093f\u0924\u0940\u0936 \u091c\u093e\u090f\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u091c\u0947\u0932?<br \/>\n\u092a\u0942\u091b\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u092f\u0941\u0935\u093e, \u092a\u0942\u091b\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u092c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0930<br \/>\nEVM \u091a\u094b\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u0915\u0947 \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0902 \u0932\u0947 \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964<br \/>\n\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0906\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u091a\u094b\u0930 \u0939\u0948\u0964<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Recounting_Bihar_Election?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Recounting_Bihar_Election<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RJDforIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RJDforIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yuva_rajad?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@yuva_rajad<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rofl_Lalu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Rofl_Lalu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkuYadavJi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NikkuYadavJi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NehaBishwas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NehaBishwas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RohiniAcharya2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RohiniAcharya2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rofl_Swara?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Rofl_Swara<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialAaKu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OfficialAaKu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shanu_sab?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@shanu_sab<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WasiuddinSiddi1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WasiuddinSiddi1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fTtfa46KbC\">pic.twitter.com\/fTtfa46KbC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ashkar ahmad \u0627\u0634\u06a9\u0627\u0631 \u0920\u0947\u0920 \u092c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0940 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 \u2741 (@Ashkarahmad11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ashkarahmad11\/status\/1326910877073891334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former state secretary of NSUI and incumbent coordinator of NSUI Rajasthan <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Krishna Mohan Sharma also shared these images on Twitter. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/j3G35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive Link<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092f\u0947 \u0939\u094b \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0902..??? \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0906\u092a\u0915\u094b \u092a\u0924\u093e \u092d\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u092f\u093e \u0906\u092a \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0938\u094b \u0939\u0940 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u094b\u0902,\u091a\u094b\u0930 \u0938\u0930\u0947 \u0906\u092e \u091a\u094b\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4w6d7ic40d\">pic.twitter.com\/4w6d7ic40d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Krishna Mohan Sharma (@KrishnaMohanSha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KrishnaMohanSha\/status\/1326901811240968192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They were also shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/apsinghruhani\/posts\/1459933884216468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> with the same caption.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-80215 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/Screenshot-2020-11-13-at-5.59.01-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/Screenshot-2020-11-13-at-5.59.01-PM.jpg 802w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/Screenshot-2020-11-13-at-5.59.01-PM-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/Screenshot-2020-11-13-at-5.59.01-PM-768x967.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-family: Montserrat, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;font-size: 18px;letter-spacing: -0.01em\">False claim<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alt News found that Twitter handle &#8216;DEO Raigad&#8217; had posted the images on October 20, 2019. \u201cEmployees arriving at polling stations in remote areas like Kalkarai. We are very proud of you,&#8221; read the tweet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"mr\">\u0915\u0933\u0915\u0930\u093e\u0908 \u0938\u093e\u0930\u0916\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0926\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0917\u092e \u092d\u093e\u0917\u093e\u0924 \u092e\u0924\u0926\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0935\u0930 \u092a\u094b\u0939\u094b\u091a\u0923\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e\u091a\u093e\u0930\u0940. \u0906\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0932\u093e \u0924\u0941\u092e\u091a\u093e \u0938\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925 \u0905\u092d\u093f\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u0906\u0939\u0947 \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/vidhansabha2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#vidhansabha2019<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CEO_Maharashtra?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CEO_Maharashtra<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MahaDGIPR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MahaDGIPR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MahaCyber1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MahaCyber1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8f9KRt5wob\">pic.twitter.com\/8f9KRt5wob<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DEO Raigad (@ElectionRaigad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElectionRaigad\/status\/1185896935560888321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We also discovered a tweet by the District Information Office of Raigad that shared the same images last year in October during the Maharashtra legislative assembly elections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"mr\">\u0915\u0933\u0915\u0930\u093e\u0908 \u0938\u093e\u0930\u0916\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0926\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0917\u092e \u092d\u093e\u0917\u093e\u0924 \u092e\u0924\u0926\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0935\u0930 \u092a\u094b\u0939\u094b\u091a\u0923\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e\u091a\u093e\u0930\u0940. \u0906\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0932\u093e \u0924\u0941\u092e\u091a\u093e \u0938\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925 \u0905\u092d\u093f\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u0906\u0939\u0947 \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/vidhansabha2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#vidhansabha2019<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CEO_Maharashtra?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CEO_Maharashtra<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MahaDGIPR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MahaDGIPR<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MahaCyber1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MahaCyber1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c2f4ya5HOk\">pic.twitter.com\/c2f4ya5HOk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DISTRICT INFORMATION OFFICE, RAIGAD (@InfoRaigad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InfoRaigad\/status\/1185897091781914624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therefore, images of election commission officials carrying EVM machines to remote areas last year during Maharashtra polls is falsely viral as the machines being &#8216;stolen&#8217; during the recent Bihar elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After NDA regained power in Bihar assembly elections, RJD made allegations of foul play in the counting of postal ballot papers. 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