A brief video clip featuring a woman disparaging the Dalit community and identifying herself as a BJP worker while also targeting SC, ST, and OBC has gone viral.
@DeeptiSinghBsp tweeted “#हरियाणा_सरकार are the lady leaders of BJP who are talking rudely to SC ST OBC. The truth of the BJP government has been exposed that a conspiracy is being hatched to kill Chamaars. Honorable Madam President, please do justice. They are conspiring to cause riots in the country. @rashtrapatibhvn @Mayawati” on Feb 29, 2024. The tweet has received an about more than 3k views on X.
ये #हरियाणा_सरकार में भाजपा की लेडिज नेता हैं जो एससी एसटी OBC को बदतमीजी से बात कर रही है।
— दीप्ती सिंह / دیپتی سنگھ 🇮🇳🐘 80+ लोकसभा BSP (@DeeptiSinghBsp) February 29, 2024
भाजपा सरकार की सच्चाई उजागर हो गई है कि चमारों को काटने की साज़िश रची जा रही है।माननीय राष्ट्रपति महोदया न्याय करें। ये देश में दंगा करवाने की साजिश रच रही है।@rashtrapatibhvn@Mayawati pic.twitter.com/X3cWq7HIbR
Several other accounts, including @ajeetpratap_bsp, @RajeevY09575605, @Abhishe84391672 made the same claim that the woman, who is a BJP worker, targeted SC, ST & OBC and also made disrespectful remarks against the Dalit community. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
Speaking in the video is “Kanta Aladiya,” a Dalit rights activist who left the BJP in 2017. When she was a member of the BJP, she addressed the public in a longer version of the widely shared video, clarifying the misinformation they had been taught about Dalits. Despite her allegiance to Dr. Ambedkar, she speaks up for Dalits and is not against SC, ST, or OBC. In 2021, she made the widely shared statement after quitting the BJP in 2017. The video was uploaded in Youtube on June 17, 2017 when she left BJP. The full video of her statements were also uploaded in Youtube on November 11, 2021.
Check out the Video of her full Statement:
Check out the Video When She Left BJP:
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A short video clip of a woman making disrespectful remarks against the Dalit community has been shared, claiming that she is a BJP worker and targeting SC, ST & OBC.The woman speaking in the video is a Dalit Rights Activist, "Kanta Aladiya", (1/3) pic.twitter.com/RAZWfOMwg4
Intent:
Influencers are circulating a short video clip of Kanta Aladiya to set their political narrative. A short video clip of a woman making disrespectful remarks against the Dalit community has been shared, claiming that she is a BJP worker and targeting SC, ST & OBC. The woman speaking in the video is “Kanta Aladiya,” a Dalit rights activist who quit the BJP in 2017. We discovered an extended version of the widely shared video where she clarified to the viewers the misinformation they had been exposed to regarding Dalits during her tenure in the BJP. While she supports Dr. Ambedkar and speaks up for Dalits, she is not against SC, ST, or OBC. After quitting the BJP in 2017, she released the widely shared declaration in 2021.
Conclusion:
Claim : A brief video clip has surfaced online featuring a woman criticising the Dalit community and identifying herself as a BJP worker while also criticising SC, ST, and OBC people.
Fact : The woman speaking in the video is a Dalit Rights Activist, “Kanta Aladiya”,who left the BJP in 2017. We found a longer version of the viral video in which she explained to the audience what they were told about Dalits when she was in the BJP. She is not against SC, ST, and OBC but follows Dr Ambedkar and raises her voice for Dalit. She left the BJP in 2017 and made the viral statement in 2021.
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