{"id":82579,"date":"2020-12-18T16:23:20","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T10:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=82579"},"modified":"2020-12-18T16:23:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T10:53:20","slug":"no-bjp-leader-umesh-singh-wasnt-beaten-for-raising-pro-pak-slogans-at-farmers-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-bjp-leader-umesh-singh-wasnt-beaten-for-raising-pro-pak-slogans-at-farmers-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"No, BJP leader &#8216;Umesh Singh&#8217; wasn&#8217;t beaten for raising pro-Pak slogans at farmers&#8217; protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A clip of a mob thrashing a man being escorted by a police officer has been shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/search\/?q=%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%20\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\">Twitter<\/a>. The video has a logo of Lucknow-based TV news channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bharatsamachartv.in\/\">Bharat Samachar<\/a> on the top right corner. As per social media, the man who was apprehended is BJP leader &#8216;Umesh Singh&#8217; and he was chanting pro-Pakistan slogans in an attempt to discredit the ongoing farmers&#8217; protest.<\/p>\n<p>(Translated from Hindi text \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0906\u0902\u0926\u094b\u0932\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0918\u0941\u0938 \u0915\u0930 \u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u091c\u093f\u0902\u0926\u093e\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u0909\u092e\u0947\u0936 \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 \u0915\u094b \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0915\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0930 \u0916\u0942\u092c \u092a\u0947\u0932\u093e \u0964\u0964 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0906\u0902\u0926\u094b\u0932\u0928 \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0926\u0928\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u0930 \u0938\u0902\u092d\u0935 \u0915\u094b\u0936\u093f\u0936 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0964\u0964)<\/p>\n<p>The video was shared by Facebook page &#8216;Priyanka Gandhi &#8211; Future Of India&#8217;. It gained over 90,000 views.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/priyankagandhiindian\/videos\/1144655602615968\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"false\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/priyankagandhiindian\/videos\/1144655602615968\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0906\u0902\u0926\u094b\u0932\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0936\u093e\u092e\u093f\u0932 \u0939\u094b\u0915\u0930 \u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u091c\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u093e\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u0909\u092e\u0947\u0936 \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 \u0915\u094b \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0915\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0930 \u091c\u0942\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u093e&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/priyankagandhiindian\/\">Priyanka Gandhi &#8211; Future Of India<\/a> on Tuesday, 15 December 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>It was also tweeted by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JagmohanKausha2\/status\/1338743058578300928?s=20\">@JagmohanKausha2<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201217051045\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/JagmohanKausha2\/status\/1338743058578300928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived link<\/a>) and @Manglaram_INC (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201217051039\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/Manglaram_INC\/status\/1338734333708759040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived link<\/a>) drawing 10,000 views cumulatively.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0906\u0902\u0926\u094b\u0932\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0918\u0941\u0938 \u0915\u0930 \u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u091c\u093f\u0902\u0926\u093e\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u0909\u092e\u0947\u0936 \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 \u0915\u094b \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0915\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0930 \u0916\u0942\u092c \u092a\u0947\u0932\u093e \u0964\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0906\u0902\u0926\u094b\u0932\u0928 \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0926\u0928\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u0930 \u0938\u0902\u092d\u0935 \u0915\u094b\u0936\u093f\u0936 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0964\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nGwnSYKGSW\">pic.twitter.com\/nGwnSYKGSW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jagmohan Kaushal (@JagmohanKausha2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JagmohanKausha2\/status\/1338743058578300928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Similarly, the video was shared by multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/search\/?q=%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%20\">Facebook users<\/a>. Alt News received several requests on our WhatsApp helpline number (+917600011160) and on our\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews\" data-from-md=\"\">official Android application<\/a> to authenticate the claim.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-82579 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-bjp-leader-umesh-singh-wasnt-beaten-for-raising-pro-pak-slogans-at-farmers-protest\/2020-12-16-20_33_36-watch-_-facebook-mozilla-firefox\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/2020-12-16-20_33_36-Watch-_-Facebook-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/2020-12-16-20_33_36-Watch-_-Facebook-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.jpg 871w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/2020-12-16-20_33_36-Watch-_-Facebook-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/2020-12-16-20_33_36-Watch-_-Facebook-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-768x727.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-bjp-leader-umesh-singh-wasnt-beaten-for-raising-pro-pak-slogans-at-farmers-protest\/screen-shot-2020-12-15-at-10-08-28-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-15-at-10.08.28-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-15-at-10.08.28-PM.png 531w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-15-at-10.08.28-PM-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>We looked up &#8216;Umesh Singh&#8217; on <a href=\"https:\/\/adrindia.org\/content\/about-myneta\">MyNeta<\/a>, a government portal that lists information about candidates who have contested elections to State Assemblies, the Parliament and a few local bodies. As per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myneta.info\/search_myneta.php?q=umesh+singh\">MyNeta<\/a>, no one by the name Umesh Singh has contested elections for BJP. However, it is pertinent to note that a person can be a party leader without contesting elections.<\/p>\n<p>Bharat Samachar reporter Lokesh Rai who was present at the scene told Alt News. &#8220;Bharat Kisaan Union (BKU) held a protest at Ghaziabad-Delhi border. During my ground report, I learnt that BKU had assigned specific people to interact with the media in order to avoid controversies. The commotion started when Arun Kumar, representing the protest, gave a statement to the media criticising &#8216;Godi [paid] media&#8217;. Kumar, a resident of Delhi and owner of Vaishali Security Enterprises, was arrested by the Khoda Makanpur police station in Ghaziabad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If one closely listens, the crowd in the video can be heard saying, &#8220;Kaha se aaya hai?&#8230; Neta banna hai isko, neta? Bana isko neta&#8230;(Where has he come from? He wants to be a leader&#8230;let&#8217;s make him a leader.)&#8221; This suggests that the protestors assaulted a man who they think is not a part of the farmers&#8217; protest and was posing as a leader. Furthermore, the mob cannot be heard accusing him of raising pro-Pakistan slogans.<\/p>\n<p>Bharat Samachar had tweeted about this incident on December 14 identifying the man as Arun.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ghaziabad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ghaziabad<\/a> ||<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\u0927\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0930 \u0906\u090f \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0936\u0916\u094d\u0938 \u0915\u094b \u092a\u0940\u091f\u093e<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\u092e\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0907\u0902\u091f\u0930\u0935\u094d\u092f\u0942 \u0926\u0947\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u0917\u0908 \u092a\u093f\u091f\u093e\u0908<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0928\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0938\u0940 \u0936\u0916\u094d\u0938 \u0915\u094b \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0940\u091f\u093e<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\u0905\u0930\u0942\u0923 \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0947 \u0936\u0916\u094d\u0938 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u092e\u0915\u0930 \u092a\u093f\u091f\u093e\u0908<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\u092a\u093f\u091f\u093e\u0908 \u0915\u093e \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u093e \u091c\u092e\u0915\u0930 \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0930\u0932<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u092f\u0942\u092a\u0940 \u092c\u0949\u0930\u094d\u0921\u0930 \u092a\u0930 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u093f\u091f\u093e\u0908.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ghaziabadpolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ghaziabadpolice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RCFvYRxvif\">pic.twitter.com\/RCFvYRxvif<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091a\u093e\u0930 (@bstvlive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bstvlive\/status\/1338481186058850307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaking with Alt News, Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammad Aslam at Khoda Makanpur police station said, &#8220;Kumar was arrested after he got involved in a verbal confrontation with a journalist from Republic Bharat. No pro-Pakistan slogans were chanted. Protestors condoned this behaviour and eventually intervened. Kumar is not affiliated with a political party. He runs a business called Vaishali Security Enterprises.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, when asked if the police had investigated his political background, the SHO answered in the negative. Kumar&#8217;s social media accounts were also not probed to verify the same. Furthermore, we were unable to find any online references to a company named Vaishali Security Enterprises. When questioned about the same, SHO Aslam said, &#8220;We just noted what he said. We didn&#8217;t check where the said company is located.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He shared a photograph of Kumar with Alt News and added, &#8220;No FIR was filed. Kumar&#8217;s case was registered under <a href=\"https:\/\/indiankanoon.org\/doc\/1228992\/\">Section 151<\/a> in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973\u00a0 \u2014 Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A search across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myneta.info\/HimachalPradesh2017\/candidate.php?candidate_id=3207\">MyNeta<\/a> reveals that a man named Arun Kumar is a BJP leader from Nagrota Bagwan town in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. Using the email ID mentioned on MyNeta, we performed a Google search and found a photo of BJP leader Arun Kumar on Himachal Pradesh <a href=\"https:\/\/hpvidhansabha.nic.in\/Member\/Details\/451\">Vidhan Sabha<\/a> website. We compared this image with the photo shared by SHO Aslam. The two men are not the same.<\/p>\n<p>It is to be noted that Alt News could not independently verify if Arun Kumar from the viral video is associated with the BJP or any other political party.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, a video from Bharat Samachar bulletin was shared on social media with the false claim that BJP leader &#8216;Umesh Singh&#8217; was beaten for chanting pro-Pakistan slogans. The man involved in the incident is Arun Kumar, a Delhi resident. Kumar was arrested by Khoda Makanpur police, Ghaziabad. As per SHO Mohammad Aslam, neither pro-Pakistan slogans were chanted nor the man arrested is linked with a political party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A clip of a mob thrashing a man being escorted by a police officer has been shared on Facebook and Twitter. The video has a logo of Lucknow-based TV news channel Bharat Samachar on the top right corner. 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