Images from the anti-encroachment drive are making the rounds, purporting to show that homes owned by OBC community (Yadav, Maurya, and Teli) people are being demolished.
@Tanvirpost tweeted “Uttar Pradesh Bhadohi On the 8th day of the celebration of the construction of Ram temple built on the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, the bulldozer of the Uttar Pradesh government ran into the houses of the people of Yadav Maurya Teli Ja in Bhadohi. If there is a fire, we will come home in a few minutes. There are only a few houses of Muslims here.” on Feb 5, 2024.
Verified accounts on twitter, including Ali Sohrab (“@007AliSohrab“) tweeted “Yadav, Maurya, Teli…. Today he has become the biggest advocate of Hindutva…” on Feb 6, 2024. The user further added the tweet made by @Tanvirpost.
यादव, मौर्या, तेली….
— Ali Sohrab (@007AliSohrab) February 5, 2024
आज सबसे बड़े हिंदुत्व के पैरोकार बने बैठे हैं…https://t.co/GW9rUedz1u
Several other accounts, including @UTTAMYKT, Firdaus Fiza (“@fizaiq“), @IPSinghSp, The Indian Hunk (“@Ajeet_Voice“), @Mahendr79633482 also made the same claim that the houses of people belonging to the OBC category , including Yadav, Maurya, and Teli are being demolished. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that notice and court orders were previously served to the owners of these illegally constructed homes on encroached government land that had been built. Religion or caste have no bearing on this incident.
District Magistrate Bhadohi (“@DM_Bhadohi“) tweeted “ग्रा.कसीदहा,तहसील ज्ञानपुर मे मा.उच्च न्यायालय से प्राप्त आदेश के अनुपालन मे तालाब अराजी सं १८२३ रक्बा १.१८९ हेक्टेयर पर अवैध अतिक्रमण मकान को विधिक प्रकिया के अंतर्गत(धारा ६७बेदखली व नोटिस की कार्यवाही के उपरांत) राजस्व व पुलिस की संयुक्त टीम द्वारा ध्वस्तीकरण कार्यवाही की गईहैं” on Feb 5, 2024.
ग्रा.कसीदहा,तहसील ज्ञानपुर मे मा.उच्च न्यायालय से प्राप्त आदेश के अनुपालन मे तालाब अराजी सं १८२३ रक्बा १.१८९ हेक्टेयर पर अवैध अतिक्रमण मकान को विधिक प्रकिया के अंतर्गत(धारा ६७बेदखली व नोटिस की कार्यवाही के उपरांत) राजस्व व पुलिस की संयुक्त टीम द्वारा ध्वस्तीकरण कार्यवाही की गईहैं
— District Magistrate Bhadohi (@DM_Bhadohi) February 5, 2024
We also visited bhaskar, which published an article on this incident on Feb 1, 2024 with the headline “Bulldozer fired on encroachment on pond land: Ram Milan Mishra had filed a petition in the High Court, the court gave its decision in support of the villagers.” . The article gave enough clarity about this incident in detail and it was clear from here that this incident is not at all related to any religion.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) February 7, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: Visuals of the anti-encroachment drive are being circulated, claiming that houses of people belonging to the OBC category (Yadav, Maurya, and Teli) are being demolished. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/5aGnGOIWyB
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating videos of anti-encroachment drives with false claims to defend the illegal occupation and to set their political narrative. Visuals of the anti-encroachment drive are being circulated, claiming that houses of people belonging to the OBC category (Yadav, Maurya, and Teli) are being demolished. The truth is that these houses were built without permission on encroached government land that were built, and they had previously received court orders as well as notice. Religion or caste are unrelated to this incident.
Conclusion:
Claim : There are images circulating of the anti-encroachment drive that purport to show homes being demolished of people belonging to OBC community (Yadav, Maurya and Teli).
Fact : The fact is that these houses were built illegally on encroached government land, and they had previously been served with notice and court orders. This incident has nothing to do with caste or religion.
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