No, Alka Lamba did not sport Congress election symbol on her t-shirt - Alt News
Kinjal
9th November 2019 / 1:18 pm / Last updated: 9th November 2019
An image of Congress leader Alka Lamba was shared on social media with the claim she was campaigning for her party by sporting its election symbol on her t-shirt. The photograph shows a supposed imprint of a ‘hand’. A Twitter user took at jibe at Lamba for using “obscene campaigning” methods.
लाम्बा मैडम जानती है कि कोई EVM पर पंजा दबाने की कोशिश न करेगा
ऐसा अश्लील प्रचार चुनाव के वक्त प्रतिबन्धित हो।
चुनाव आयोग तुरन्त संज्ञान ले। pic.twitter.com/sHtqAWcbWI
— ॐ Squirrel of RAM (@Krantikari108) November 4, 2019
A few more people on Facebook and Twitter shared the same image with a similar narrative.
लाम्बा मैडम जानती है कि कोई EVM पर पंजा दबाने की कोशिश न करेगा
ऐसा अश्लील प्रचार चुनाव के वक्त प्रतिबन्धित हो।
चुनाव आयोग तुरन्त संज्ञान ले। @thebobbydeoll @krishnacomedian @AnandGSharma @PakauTweet @R_Collector1981 @Bhakt_Namo_Kaa @TheNyLahBaloch @thebobbydeoll pic.twitter.com/0DKHkSWKpD
— LOKESH GAUTAM (@lokeshgautam007) November 4, 2019
Alka Lamba took to Twitter and called out the image saying, “जाहिल घटिया अंध भक्त मेरी एक फोटो के साथ छेड़छाड़ कर अभद्रता फ़ैला रहे हैं (Illetrate blind bhakts are making indecent comments by tampering one of my photos -translated)”.
जाहिल घटिया अंध भक्त मेरी एक फोटो के साथ छेड़छाड़ कर अभद्रता फ़ैला रहे हैं,
इस पर मैं बस इतना कहना चाहती हूँ कि यह वही लोग हैं जिनकी माँ – बहने और घर की बाकी महिलाएँ इनके घर में होने के डर से दरवाज़ा अंदर से बंद कर के सोती हैं.
यह उन्हें ना छोड़ें,हमारी तो फिर भी खैर है.#Delhi
— Alka Lamba – अलका लाम्बा🇮🇳 (@LambaAlka) November 5, 2019
A Google search of the image revealed that it was photoshopped with Congress’ election symbol in place of the Indian national flag. Lamba had tweeted the original image on August 15, 2019.
ए वतन मेरे वतन आज़ाद रहे तू 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳.#IndependenceDayIndia #India🇮🇳 #RakshaBandhan #JaiHind #Rakhi #RakshaBandhan2019 pic.twitter.com/fXjOcoVXer
— Alka Lamba – अलका लाम्बा🇮🇳 (@LambaAlka) August 15, 2019
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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