A Twitter user, Krishna Mohan Sharma, posted two images: one features BJP President Amit Shah and UP CM Yogi Adityanath at a dais in a rally, while the other showed empty chairs in an open field. The message posted along with the photographs said, “वाराणसी : नाश्ते का पैकेट कुर्सियों पर रखा होने के बावजूद जनता नहीं आयी चेहरे की मायूसी बता रही है अमित शाह और योगी सोचने पर मजबूर हैं। (Varanasi: Despite the food packets placed on the chairs, people didn’t show up. Disappointment on the faces of AmitShah and Yogi tells the story that they are compelled to think. -translated)”. The post suggests that people refrained from participating in a Shah-Yogi rally, even though food packets were placed on the chairs to lure them. This tweet by Sharma, who identifies himself as a former NSUI coordinator, has garnered nearly 1,000 retweets. AAP MLA Alka Lamba was among those who had retweeted Sharma’s tweet.
@Pooja_pandit also posted the images with an identical message, which has amassed more than 700 retweets.
National Executive Member of Samajwadi Party Preeti Chobey had also tweeted the same with a similar message.
नाश्ते का पैकेट कुर्सियों पर रखा होने के बावजूद जनता नहीं आयी,चेहरे की मायूसी बता रही है अमित शाह जी, और योगी जी सोचने पर मजबूर हैं।
वैसे डॉक्टर पांडेय जी,अपना इलाज खोज लीजिये,चंदौली गवाने के बाद कि आपको कहाँ का राज्यपाल बनना है?
लिख लीजिये,23 मई को ताकी सनद रहे| pic.twitter.com/MPUYjnJOdt— Preeti Chobey (@preeti_chobey) April 2, 2019
Old images
Upon reverse searching the image with empty chairs, Alt News found that the image is originally from 2018. Amit Shah and Yogi Adityanath were seen sharing a dais at the launch of BJP’s “Yuva Ugdosh” programme in a rally at Varanasi.
A photo story published by Amar Ujala on January 21, 2018, also said that not only the leaders but the administration and police also seemed concerned about the empty chairs. A video report by News Tak has been posted below.
Many other individuals on Twitter and Facebook have shared the images with the same text.
In conclusion, old images of a Shah-Yogi rally with empty chairs were shared on social media as recent.
