{"id":85192,"date":"2021-01-27T19:41:07","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T14:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=85192"},"modified":"2021-01-28T18:15:44","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T12:45:44","slug":"farmers-protest-false-claim-of-tiranga-removed-from-red-fort-on-republic-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/farmers-protest-false-claim-of-tiranga-removed-from-red-fort-on-republic-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Clipped video viral with false claim that Indian flag was removed from Red Fort"},"content":{"rendered":"

The tractor rally held by protestors against the centre’s farm bills on Republic Day, January 26, led to clashes with the Delhi police. Violence was reported from certain areas after some groups veered off the agreed-upon course. The clashes have also given rise to a deluge of misinformation including the ones claiming that farmers had replaced the Indian flag atop the Red Fort with a flag of Khalistan. Alt News showed in recent fact-checks (1<\/a> and 2<\/a>) that Sikh religious flags (the Nishan Sahib) were unfurled from an empty flagstaff. Farmer leaders have blamed actor Deep Sidhu and gangster-turned-activist Lakha Sidhana for hijacking the protests and sparking violence at Red Fort. “Some farmer leaders said they suspected the involvement of central government agencies in the incident,” reported Scroll<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Social media handle The Squint or The Squint Neon, infamous for sharing frequent misinformation<\/a>, posted another video of a protestor attaching a Sikh flag atop a dome of the Red Fort. He wrote that the clip was for those saying that the tricolour was not removed. In the 8-second video, a protestor can be seen placing the Nishan Sahib flag while handing over the Indian national flag to another demonstrator. The post attempts to portray that the Nishan Sahib was unfurled after taking down the tricolour. (Archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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To all those who were saying Tiranga was not removed from Red fort<\/a><\/p>\n

To all those who were saying Tiranga was not removed from Red fort<\/p>\n

Posted by The Squint<\/a> on Tuesday, 26 January 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

The same video is making the rounds on Twitter.<\/p>\n

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To All those kutthas who were telling Indian flag now removed.@sardesairajdeep<\/a> @zoo_bear<\/a> @RahulGandhi<\/a> @rohini_sgh<\/a> @_sabanaqvi<\/a> @GulPanag<\/a> @BDUTT<\/a> @sagarikaghose<\/a> @Facts_chek<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/RdGoVVTzSM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 AB\ud83d\udea9\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@SavageHumour) January 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, it is widespread on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Clipped video<\/h4>\n

The video carries the logo of ‘Daily Post’ on the top right-hand corner. The Punjabi channel covered the farmers’ rally on January 26 continuously for five hours. If one carefully watches the broadcast uploaded on YouTube post the 1:49 mark<\/a>, it becomes evident that the dome was empty. The protestor did not remove the tricolour and place the Nishan Sahib.<\/p>\n