The Election Commission of India (ECI) has released a little video clip from a press conference in which it is claimed that CEC Rajiv Kumar failed to respond to the question, “Why isn’t the ECI taking action against Modi and Shah for their hate speeches?”

Verified accounts on twitter, including @Dr_Uditraj tweeted “In today’s press conference, a National Herald journalist asked a question to the Chief Election Commissioner: When PM Modi and Home Minister Shah violate the Model Code of Conduct, then why is no notice issued? The Chief Election Commissioner did not give any answer. India will not be the largest democracy in the world by saying, answer, otherwise why do you say?” on March 16, 2024. The tweet has received an about 118.5k views on X.

आज की प्रेस वार्ता में नेशनल हेराल्ड के पत्रकार ने मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त से सवाल पूछा मॉडल कोड ऑफ़ कंडक्ट का उलंघन जब पीएम मोदी और गृह मंत्री शाह करते है तो क्यों नही कोई नोटिस जारी किया जाता? मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त ने कोई जवाब नही दिया।भारत दुनियाँ का सबसे बड़ा लोकतंत्र कहने से नही…

— Dr. Udit Raj (@Dr_Uditraj) March 16, 2024

Several other accounts, including @Mr_RGandhi, @AdvocateDhera, @nandtara, @grafidon, @debunk_misinfos, @s_afreen7, @DayashankarMi, @Manishkumarttp, @vijaythottathil, @HateDetectors, @drunkJournalist made the same claim that CEC Rajiv Kumar didn’t answer the question, “Why isn’t the ECI taking action against Modi and Shah for their hate speeches?” in the short video clip from the Election Commission of India. The archive can be read from above.

What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact

In actuality, CEC Rajiv Kumar gathered a number of inquiries and addressed them all at once.The widely shared video lacks context. The full video was uploaded in Youtube on March 16, 2024. In this video, it can be seen that he addressed to this queston and did not ignore it at all. He collected all the questions together and responded accordingly all together.

Check out the Youtube Video:

D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:

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ANALYSIS: Misleading

FACT: A short video clip from the Election Commission of India (ECI) press conference has been shared claiming that CEC Rajiv Kumar didn't answer the question, "Why isn't the ECI taking action against Modi and Shah for their hate speeches?" (1/2) pic.twitter.com/VblazGVwfQ

— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) March 16, 2024

Intent:

Political influencers circulate misleading claims from ECI’s press conference to set their political narrative. A short video clip from the Election Commission of India (ECI) press conference has been shared claiming that CEC Rajiv Kumar didn’t answer the question, “Why isn’t the ECI taking action against Modi and Shah for their hate speeches?”. CEC Rajiv Kumar actually gathered a number of questions and addressed them all at once.The widely shared video isn’t relevant.

Conclusion:

Claim : It has been claimed that CEC Rajiv Kumar failed to respond to the question, “Why isn’t the ECI taking action against Modi and Shah for their hate speeches?” in a brief video clip from the Election Commission of India (ECI) press conference.

Fact : The fact is that CEC Rajiv Kumar collected several questions and responded to them all together.The viral video is out of context.

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