Doctored clip: Bhojpuri song added to video of Rahul Gandhi attending concert

A video of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi sitting with Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot is viral on social media. The clip shows the two leaders attending a musical programme where two persons on the stage dance to an obscene Bhojpuri song.

भारत जोड़ो यात्रा के टाइट शेड्यूल के बाद थकावट दूर करने के लिए पहले घूँघटा उठाया फिर पेट पर सुलाया जैसा सभ्य गाना सुनते हुए श्रीमान जी। pic.twitter.com/RKy2RBImhK

— Wasim R Khan (@wasimkhan0730) January 6, 2023

BJP Mumbai minority cell President Wasim R Khan tweeted the video, claiming that Rahul Gandhi was enjoying obscene Bhojpuri songs after Bharat Jodo Yatra. (Archived link)

Another user tweeted the video and wrote sarcastically that Rahul Gandhi was enjoying a patriotic cultural program following the Bharat Jodo Yatra. (Archived link)

भारत जोड़ो यात्रा के बाद
रात्रि में👆🏻 देशभक्ति पूर्ण सांस्कृतिक कार्यक्रम
😄😄 pic.twitter.com/BBtQ4N1Vc2

— Hasna Zaroori Hai (@HasnaZarooriHai) December 29, 2022

National president of Rashtriya Hindu Ekta Sangathan Alpana Tomar shared this video and wrote that Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi were seen taking a break from the Bharat Jodo Yatra while an obscene Bhojpuri song was being played on stage. It was described as ‘the secret behind the padyatra’. (Archived link)

👏राजस्थान के यशस्वी मुख्यमंत्री श्रीमान गहलोत जी और देश के शसक्त प्रधानमंत्री पद के उम्मीदवार आदरणीय राहुल गांधी जी देश हित में जारी पदयात्रा के दौरान रात्रि विश्राम में आराम फरमाते हुए।🫣🫣
👆यह है 100 दिन पदयात्रा का सीक्रेट जिसे पूरा देश अनजान था।🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/sV1yuQfY7H

— Alpana tomar🚩🙏🚩 (@alpana_tomar) January 5, 2023

Fact Check

Alt News performed a keyword search, which led us to a December 16 article published by Punjab Kesari. As per the report, a concert was organized in Jaipur, Rajasthan to celebrate 100 days of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Singer Sunidhi Chauhan performed at this program.

Using this information as a clue, we performed a keyword search on Twitter with a date filter applied. This led us to the original video, which had been posted on December 16. With this video, the user wrote that Rahul Gandhi was seen attending Sunidhi Chauhan’s concert in Jaipur. In fact, it was not an obscene Bhojpuri song playing in the video, but singer Sunidhi Chauhan performing her song, ‘Right Here Right Now’.

Rahul Gandhi at Sunidhi Chauhan’s concert in Jaipur. pic.twitter.com/7w16x69buD

— Shantanu (@shaandelhite) December 16, 2022

To sum it up, a video of Rahul Gandhi was edited with the original audio replaced by an obscene Bhojpuri song. In reality, Gandhi and Ashok Gehlot were attending a concert organized in Jaipur, Rajasthan on completion of 100 days of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in which Sunidhi Chauhan performed.