On 30th October, 2022, a pedestrian suspension bridge over the Machchhu River in the city of Morbi, Gujarat, collapsed, killing at least 141 people, including children.
In the above context, a video of an auto rickshaw sporting BJP flags being attacked leading to a scuffle between two groups is doing the rounds on social media. It is claimed that BJP workers were attacked by public in Gujarat’s Morbi.
The post is being shared with the text: गुजरात के मोरबी में ! भाजपा का चुनाव प्रचार कर ! रहें लोगों की जनता ने की कुटाई ! (English translation: In Morbi of Gujarat! Campaigning for BJP! Let the people be beaten up!)
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post, and found it to be false.
In the video, we noticed that slogans raised in the melee were in Bangla. Running a keyword search, we found a Times Now video, dated August 6, 2022, featuring similar visuals, with a title: West Bengal: Clash raged between TMC and BJP workers, TMC alleges BJP blocked convoy | English News
According to the video description, the incident happened in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, where members of the TMC and BJP clashed with each other. It was also mentioned that the TMC MLA visible in the video was Asit Majumdar.
Another report by NDTV, dated August 5, 2022, stated that Asit Majumdar — a three-time MLA of the area — claimed that he confronted BJP workers as they were making wild allegations against TMC. “They stopped my car and heckled me after which our women workers intervened,” NDTV quoted Majumdar as saying.
Similar reports were also published by TOI, TV9 Bangla and The Indian Express (Bengali).
Earlier, NewsMobile debunked the same video when it was shared with a claim that BJP workers were attacked by JD (U) leaders after Nitish Kumar ended his alliance with BJP.
https://newsmobile.in/articles/2022/08/29/fact-check-viral-video-of-bengal-tmc-bjp-scuffle-falsely-linked-to-bihar-incident/
Thus, it is clear that the video is from West Bengal, not Gujarat.
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