With West Bengal Assembly elections just around the corner, a post is being shared on social media with a claim that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met members of the minority community secretly at night.
“दिन में चण्डी पाठ औऱ रात के अंधेरे में ममता_दीदी मुस्लिमों से मिलने का काम कर रही हैं जो पहले दिन के उजाले में किया करतीं थीं ऐसा क्यूं ????? अब दिन के उजाले में हिन्दूओं को वेवकुफ बनाया जा रहा है वो तो हिंडन कैमरे ने सारी हरकतें रिकॉर्ड कर ली गई !! #ये_डर_बहुत_अच्छी_है,” the Facebook post read.
(Translation: In the dark of the night Mamata Banerjee met the Muslims while earlier she used to meet them in broad daylight. Hindus are being fooled in broad daylight! All the movements were recorded using a hidden camera).
Here’s the link to the above post.
Other posts can be seen here and here.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post and found the claim to be misleading.
We ran a keyword search and found multiple reports stating that Mamata Banerjee visited a temple and dargah before filing a nomination in Nandigram.
We found a report by Aaj Tak dated March 9, 2021, stating that after visiting a Dargah, Mamata also offered prayers at a temple.
We also found a tweet by news agency ANI, where they covered Banerjee’s visit to the dargah.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visits Shamshabad Mazar in Nandigram and offers a chadar there. pic.twitter.com/c1ZSv2vVU0
— ANI (@ANI) March 9, 2021
We also found similar reports by ABP News and Times Now.
Moreover, her visit to the Dargah was also streamed live on her official Facebook page.
Hence, from the above fact check, it is clear that she did not visit the Dargah secretly and the viral post is misleading.
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