{"id":95803,"date":"2021-06-08T13:05:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T07:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=95803"},"modified":"2021-06-08T13:05:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T07:35:32","slug":"old-images-of-bjp-leader-beaten-up-by-bjp-women-worker-shared-with-false-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-images-of-bjp-leader-beaten-up-by-bjp-women-worker-shared-with-false-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Old images of BJP UP leader beaten by party&#8217;s female workers shared with misleading claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photos of a man wearing a saffron kurta are viral on social media. In the first image, a group of women is seen beating the individual while the second shows his torn kurta. Users claim that the incident occurred in Uttar Pradesh&#8217;s Amroha, where women thrashed a local BJP MLA with shoes and slippers. These images were posted on the Facebook group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/949404215498498\/permalink\/1207281849710732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;I Support Kanhaiya Kumar&#8217;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[Hindi caption: \u201c\u0909\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u092e\u0930\u094b\u0939\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091c\u0947\u092a\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u092f\u0915 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u091c\u0942\u0924\u0947-\u091a\u092a\u094d\u092a\u0932 \u0935 \u0921\u0902\u0921\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u093f\u091f\u093e\u0908 \u0915\u0940 \u0916\u092c\u0930 \u0906 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948!\u201d.]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-95804 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/word-image-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"587\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/word-image-5.jpeg 587w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/word-image-5-267x300.jpeg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Twitter user Mobin Pathan also shared the photographs with the same claim. He identifies as a member of the Indian Youth Congress on Twitter. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210607072316\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/MobinpathanINC\/status\/1401371510812540932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0909\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u092e\u0930\u094b\u0939\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091c\u0947\u092a\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u092f\u0915 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u091c\u0942\u0924\u0947-\u091a\u092a\u094d\u092a\u0932 \u0935 \u0921\u0902\u0921\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u093f\u091f\u093e\u0908 \u0915\u0940 \u0916\u092c\u0930 \u0906 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NgoB2UPrRt\">pic.twitter.com\/NgoB2UPrRt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mobin Pathan (@MobinpathanINC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MobinpathanINC\/status\/1401371510812540932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The photographs are being circulated widely on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%20&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%20&amp;sde=Abqs-zC8O6FY6lfo2GqlS3qMxpX-ORtGHv-Ra6SGOdiGrHS8n7xZNQhH4Dgo_9HjJdGleWM3dw02Ebx-yPt3a3nmjwb3YejizRlu8HNL0vmCOlMYi4YqBgnvm5yqMNr8dnFuX3TGUrraYCWx1TrkQZZO6DErp3x6J8l_nyeRLNQAYtNszrDxHrSJlw1eKQ9uE9ZLjktFCK96KC6q3OuCZgHLU9bRp6NRpYcfMRav5kfYPSyzRHOP5C9dnbqTkHm32RWOkchHuys1YY63e9pOxv2ciKgyun4RpU89Agr-dc2X4NKRiOZVQU2KparFW98Z5NaHYfx-DcXLjKf4sXGB-g5u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-95803 gallery-columns-3 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\/old-images-of-bjp-leader-beaten-up-by-bjp-women-worker-shared-with-false-claim\/1-75\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/1-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/1-1.jpeg 513w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/1-1-254x300.jpeg 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/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\/old-images-of-bjp-leader-beaten-up-by-bjp-women-worker-shared-with-false-claim\/2-65\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"802\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/2-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/2-1.jpeg 802w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/2-1-287x300.jpeg 287w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/2-1-768x802.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/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\/old-images-of-bjp-leader-beaten-up-by-bjp-women-worker-shared-with-false-claim\/3-56\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/3-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/3-1.jpeg 798w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/3-1-293x300.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/3-1-768x786.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/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\/old-images-of-bjp-leader-beaten-up-by-bjp-women-worker-shared-with-false-claim\/4-48\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/4-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/4-1.jpeg 765w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/4-1-300x212.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A keyword search led us to a News18 India video story dated June 6, 2018, reporting that BJP leader Madan Verma was thrashed by the party&#8217;s female workers in the collectorate premises of Amroha, Uttar Pradesh. Verma had gone to the collectorate to pacify women workers who had come to file a complaint about the theft of ration. However, the angry women thrashed the leader, accusing him of extortion. They alleged that he extorted money from ration shop owners by threatening them using another minister&#8217;s name.<\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"BJP \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u092a\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u092b\u093e\u0921\u093c\u0947 | Breaking News | UP News  |  News18 India\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D0WN5ir_bEs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/News18India\/status\/1003946059821867009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News18<\/a> had also posted a tweet about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>On June 5, 2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/voicehindi.com\/uttar-pradesh\/amroha-bjp-leader-beaten-by-sandals-and-boots\/25038\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;The Voice Hindi News&#8217;<\/a> also carried a story quoting the women as saying, \u201cDespite having three ration shops in the village, the villagers are neither getting food grains nor kerosene. And the local ration dealers are openly black marketing these goods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is noteworthy that Madan Kumar Verma is not listed as a BJP MLA on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myneta.info\/search_myneta.php?q=madan+verma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My Neta<\/a>. Verma&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/madanamrohabjp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter profile<\/a> reads, &#8220;Chairman Palola Cooperative Society, Amroha&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ndtv.in\/elections\/uttar-pradesh\/amroha-mla-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mehboob Ali of the Samajwadi Party<\/a> is the MLA representing Amroha in Uttar Pradesh.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, photos from 2018 that show BJP leader Madan Verma being thrashed by the party&#8217;s female workers at the collectorate office in Amroha are being falsely shared with the claim that a BJP MLA was recently beaten by women.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photos of a man wearing a saffron kurta are viral on social media. In the first image, a group of women is seen beating the individual while the second shows his torn kurta. Users claim that the incident occurred in Uttar Pradesh&#8217;s Amroha, where women thrashed a local BJP MLA with shoes and slippers. 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