An image showing Krishna Nagar MP Mahua Moitra and Jadavpur MP Saayoni Ghosh — seemingly asleep during a parliamentary session — has gone viral on social media platforms. Many users have shared the post, suggesting that they were deep in thought about development projects for their constituencies throughout the night.
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the claim, and found it to be misleading.
Upon analysing the viral image, it was discovered that the clip was taken during Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Ganpat Sawant’s speech in Parliament. It was found that Sansad TV YouTube video, dated June 26, 2024, carried a post, titled “Arvind Ganpat Sawant congratulates Om Birla on being re-elected as Lok Sabha speaker”. Upon careful examination of the video, the exact moment at the 1:57-minute mark where the image was taken.
In the parliament video, Saayoni Ghosh (AITC) was seen thumping the desk while Sawant addressed issues concerning Manipur. Meanwhile, Mohua Moitra appeared to be blinking at that time. The AITC leaders could be seen well awake during the parliamentary session.
Here’s a video to provide more insight:
Therefore, it is clear that the viral image claiming both Mahua Moitra and Saayoni Ghosh were sleeping during the parliament session is distorted.
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