{"id":84060,"date":"2021-01-10T13:56:41","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T08:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=84060"},"modified":"2021-01-11T18:27:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T12:57:28","slug":"images-of-nh-signboards-vandalised-in-2017-viral-with-farmers-protest-spin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/images-of-nh-signboards-vandalised-in-2017-viral-with-farmers-protest-spin\/","title":{"rendered":"Images of NH signboards vandalised in 2017 viral with farmers&#8217; protest spin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A collage of eight images of men censoring Hindi and English text from traffic signs is being widely shared on the internet. As per the social media claim, this was done by protestors of the farm bills. The viral text in Hindi states that protestors &#8220;don&#8217;t want development, they want destruction&#8221; and &#8220;they don&#8217;t want freedom but anarchy&#8221; along with #Fake_Kisan_Movement. &#8220;After destroying Reliance Jio towers, they don&#8217;t want Hindi. Are they farmers?&#8221; reads the viral message.<\/p>\n<p>(Viral Hindi text: &#8220;#\u0930\u093f\u0932\u093e\u092f\u0902\u0938 \u091c\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u091f\u0949\u0935\u0930 \u0924\u094b\u0921\u093c\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0905\u092c \u0905\u0917\u0932\u093e \u0915\u093e\u092e #\u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0940_\u0928\u0939\u0940_\u091a\u0932\u0947\u0917\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092f\u0947 #\u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0948 ? \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u0927\u093e\u0928 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 #\u0935\u094d\u092f\u0935\u0927\u093e\u0928 \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u092f\u0947 \u0936\u093e\u0902\u0924\u093f \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 #\u0938\u0902\u0918\u0930\u094d\u0937 \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u092f\u0947 #\u0935\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0938 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902, \u0935\u093f\u0928\u093e\u0936 \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0924\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902, \u0938\u094d\u0935\u091b\u0902\u0926\u0924\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u0921\u093c\u0915 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902, \u0938\u094d\u092a\u0940\u0921 \u092c\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0915\u0930 \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 #\u092b\u0930\u094d\u091c\u0940_\u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928_\u0906\u0928\u094d\u0926\u094b\u0932\u0928&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>On January 9, BJP member Jawahar Yadav posted the images on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84081 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/20210109_204336.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/20210109_204336.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/20210109_204336-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/20210109_204336-673x1024.jpg 673w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/20210109_204336-768x1169.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/20210109_204336-1009x1536.jpg 1009w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Facebook user Krishna Kant Singh posted the images on Facebook pages &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/isupportmodijee\/permalink\/2614095012221973\/\">I SUPPORT NARENDRA MODI JI<\/a>&#8216; and &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/628171384449645\/permalink\/770247026908746\/\">Pushpendra kulshrestha Fan club<\/a>&#8216;. Similarly, Facebook page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=219982343004002&amp;id=111346713867566\">Ambedkar and Politics<\/a> also shared the pictures.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-84060 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/images-of-nh-signboards-vandalised-in-2017-viral-with-farmers-protest-spin\/screenshot-2021-01-09-at-21-41-00\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"442\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-09-at-21.41.00.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-09-at-21.41.00.jpg 442w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-09-at-21.41.00-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/images-of-nh-signboards-vandalised-in-2017-viral-with-farmers-protest-spin\/screenshot-2021-01-09-at-22-45-48\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-09-at-22.45.48.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-09-at-22.45.48.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-09-at-22.45.48-253x300.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The claim is viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%23%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A5%9C%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AC%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%20%23%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80...&amp;f=AbqTmIRh63RVPZCSbnxWofLzDF0Yr7neV_LEfG-rIGTlvSTnCa3i_a6adu_6fu411oR5OSzDORsKHtyq_mwxtMwySKvp6IUIVWDqEXhN8tSt4ZwBxezaj0qzLS5XlHZ7eSARy7AgIRF-bU0Q-Na16PDA6bANktRtUD1btQkSK3Sp72oATCQd0k7SHMryQobxVKXwlBwHl13hKiyPMYVR2ZqSMRYXPEbx51qp3O5rHADFMgYUsGHDq1pxtrkHlgArEYmCVf2IUHBwHxZSejv4vSJkdU80VgLysa7uA_e4_-JltN5o-4QZSzWg5IBqg-NvlppNiIE5EWOiNl0w-BFVe0j_ZQH4hAz9BcOP-JCkAKCBO9C-twG2EnXuHULyXW2MpvuaUtCB_jqHAuDKg1g0Xv8uVfqXxtJxzr5NR6hnkXp1amik4HFU8QdtXORnOrVGW7F2kjsLTmZWlxk0LufruYM322WK6-fX_6Lz5ezb1V_DmPtpxGcWBltBkbLlskcketpsiVQP5T6gt_J_f92uUq8MLM_nC_ZChBAgpyX4z1eiqKf61HduDzTM-RO3vO0kOx_6gAW63jvg1MGEr2QaXIE4nPdDJDCRv6j-csU-196nc3x020Chcyl0W_CTZQQ2IkaOGAhVzF3Wmx0ycdb5fmRMEsha3__rxyRmSYnZsKo0B2I_bh5t_yRC39TMRdLBxZyCcr64911dXcrPR8rA7jVi&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lIjoie1wibmFtZVwiOlwiY3JlYXRpb25fdGltZVwiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwie1xcXCJzdGFydF95ZWFyXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMVxcXCIsXFxcInN0YXJ0X21vbnRoXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMS0xXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIxXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX21vbnRoXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMS0xMlxcXCIsXFxcInN0YXJ0X2RheVxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjEtMS0xXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX2RheVxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjEtMTItMzFcXFwifVwifSJ9\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A5%9C%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AC%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%20%23%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80...%20&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\">Twitter<\/a>. It has also been <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3i3JfS0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared with a video<\/a> where a Sikh man is censoring Hindi and English text on a board that reads &#8220;North Zone Culture&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rahul.nagar.92754397\/videos\/1773786542797498\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/rahul.nagar.92754397\/videos\/1773786542797498\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0930\u093f\u0932\u093e\u092f\u0902\u0938 \u091c\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u091f\u093e\u0935\u0930 \u0924\u094b\u0921\u093c\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926<br \/>\n\u0905\u0917\u0932\u093e \u0915\u093e\u092e<\/p>\n<p>\u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u091a\u0932\u0947\u0917\u0940<\/p>\n<p>\u0915\u094c\u0928 \u0915\u0939\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u092f\u0947 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0948???<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rahul.nagar.92754397\">Rahul Naagar<\/a> on Saturday, 9 January 2021<span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a reverse image search on Google and found that the viral images are not recent. They are from 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Image verification 1:<\/strong> The set of four images in the collage and the image on the bottom left were posted on a <a href=\"https:\/\/laaltopee.zohosites.com\/blogs\/\">blog<\/a> in October 2017. As per the blog, the images are from Punjab. Two images from this set were also posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/punjabikhurki.com\/captain-government-withdraw-cases-punjabi-lovers\/\">Punjabi Khurki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84075 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-09-at-22.11.55.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-09-at-22.11.55.jpg 466w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-09-at-22.11.55-185x300.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Image verification 2: <\/strong>The image on the top right was published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/punjab\/punjabi-to-be-on-top-national-highway-signboards-being-amended\/story-UZ5zmJcVSA2C6tATncGUEM.html?li_source=LI&amp;li_medium=recommended-for-you\">Hindustan Times<\/a> in October 2017. As per the article, the traffic signs were vandalised by Dal Khalsa, Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), Bharatiya Kisan Union (Krantikari), Malwa Youth Federation and other organisations after they alleged that the Punjabi language was \u201cdisrespected\u201d by placing in at the bottom on traffic signboards.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84076 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-09-at-22.18.19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"551\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-09-at-22.18.19.jpg 551w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-09-at-22.18.19-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Image verification 3:\u00a0<\/strong>The third image was found in an article by <a href=\"https:\/\/sikhsiyasat.in\/give-prominence-to-punjabi-on-mile-stones-or-face-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sikh Siyasat News<\/a> about the same issue. \u00a0<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84108 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/72279e68-4ceb-47e2-a508-a4cc65125d78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"725\" height=\"845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/72279e68-4ceb-47e2-a508-a4cc65125d78.jpg 725w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/72279e68-4ceb-47e2-a508-a4cc65125d78-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Video verification: <\/strong>Alt News performed a reverse image search using InVid, a video verification tool, and found that this video was published by Tamil language news outlet Sathiyam News last year in September.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yeMlg0vs7vc&#038;feature=emb_title\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yeMlg0vs7vc&amp;feature=emb_title<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As per the report, the video shows a man protesting against the imposition of Hindi.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the images pertain to protests by Dal Khalsa, Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), Bharatiya Kisan Union (Krantikari), Malwa Youth Federation and other organisations in 2017 against the alleged \u201cdisrespect\u201d shown to Punjabi by bringing it to the bottom on signboards. These have been linked to the ongoing farmers&#8217; protest to not only suggest vandalism but the false claim that the protestors are removing Hindi from signboards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A collage of eight images of men censoring Hindi and English text from traffic signs is being widely shared on the internet. As per the social media claim, this was done by protestors of the farm bills. 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