Did Jharkhand CM give an interview under the influence of drugs? False claim - Alt News
Kinjal
3rd June 2019 / 9:18 pm
“इतना गांजा फूंका है कि प्रेस वाली भी नाक बंध कर ली, ये है झारखंड के मुख्यमंत्री महोदय।, जय हो खाजपा (He has smoked so much cannabis that even the journalist held her breath. This is Jharkhand’s Chief Minister. Jai ho Khajpa.)” – read a message shared with an image of ABP News journalist Nidhi who can be seen holding her nose while interviewing Jharkhand’s Chief Minister Raghubar Das. The post was made by a Facebook page Abhijit Raj who describes himself as a Congress politician. He has now taken down the image, however, its screenshot can be seen below.
Several individual users also circulated the same imagery with the identical claim.
इ देखो झारखंड के मुख्यमंत्री को ……………. शुद्ध देशी महुआ मार के बयानबाजी कर रहा है ससुरा । भगवान बचाये इन रिपोर्टरों को संडास जैसी गंध से……………
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The photograph was also shared on Twitter.
इतना गांजा फूंका है कि प्रेस वाली भी नाक बंद कर ली, ये है झारखण्ड के मुख्यमंत्री महोदय, जय हो @INCJharkhand @IYCJharkhand @drajoykumar pic.twitter.com/qy4LxsA6cX
— पं. अविराम चौबे (@viramchaubey) May 28, 2019
The claim shared on social media is false. ABP News journalist Nidhi herself clarified the same via a tweet.
I was clicked while I was rubbing my nose which is a common. I refute all the social media claims which wrongly state that I had covered my nose because of any undesirable smell.@dasraghubar @ceojharkhand pic.twitter.com/o7GzReDRJL
— nidhi (@social_nidhia) May 28, 2019
Nidhi did not cover her nose because of a smell of drugs from Chief Minister Raghubar Das but was merely rubbing her nose. This was earlier debunked by Dainik Bhaskar.
Kinjal Parmar holds a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology. However, her keen interest in journalism, drove her to pursue journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. At Alt News since 2019, she focuses on authentication of information which includes visual verification, media misreports, examining mis/disinformation across social media. She is the lead video producer at Alt News and manages social media accounts for the organization.
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