Few pictures of what seems like two soldiers reuniting with their family are doing rounds on the internet.
It is being claimed that when once of he got leave, the soldier directly went to Delhi border to meet his father where he has been protesting against the farm laws for 75 days. The other soldier can be seen standing close behind.
The caption of the post read, ‘बेटा देश की रक्षा में लगा है बाप खेत की रक्षा में…जय जवान जय किसान फ़ौजी छुट्टी आया तो सीधा बोर्डर पर पहुँच गया अपने पिताजी से मिलनें तो जवानों की आखों में पानी आ गया क्योंकि उनके पिताजी 75 दिनों से बॉर्डर पर किसान आंदोलन में रुके हुए है। शर्म नहीं आती किसानों को खालिस्तानी कहने वालों को..’.
(Translation: The son is protecting the country. The father is protecting the farm. When the soldier got leave, he reached the border directly. When he met his father who is at the Delhi border since the last 75 days, he could not hold back his tears. Those who call farmers Khalistani, should be ashamed)
View the above picture here.
The pictures were shared by Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with the same caption, the post has been deleted now.
It has also been shared by Akali Shiromani Dal’s national spokesperson Manjinder Singh Sirsa.
फौजी छुट्टी पर घर आया तो सबसे पहले अपने किसान पिता से मिलने दिल्ली बॉर्डर पहुँचा और उनसे मिलकर उसकी आँखों में आँसू भर आए
देश के लिए जान लुटाने वाले फ़ौजी परिवारों को कोई घटिया सोच वाला इंसान ही खालिस्तानी कहेगा!#ਖੜਾਂਗੇ_ਅੜਾਂਗੇ_ਲੜਾਂਗੇ_ਜਿੱਤਾਂਗੇ#FarmersProtest #supportfarmers pic.twitter.com/qMWhjVcUZG— Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) February 7, 2021
More pictures can be found here and here.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above post and found that the claim attached to it is misleading.
On examining the picture closely, we found a few banners in the picture which read, ‘Parking Bus Stand Ludhiana 24 hours open’, ‘FedEx’, ‘Bluedart’.
On comparing the pictures from the viral post to the photos of the Ludhiana bus stand, it becomes clear that the pictures were taken in Ludhiana.
NewsMobile independently could not verify the timeline of the pictures but the above investigation proves that the pictures were clicked at Ludhiana bus stand and not Delhi border.
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