It has been claimed that Indian forces severely attacked civilians who are peacefully protesting for Muslims to have equal rights, based on a video of police action against miscreants.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @stairwayto3dom shared the video and made the same claim that Indian forces attacked civilian protestors who are peacefully calling for equal rights for Muslims. The tweet was made on March 17, 2024, which has received an about 20.6k views on X.
🇮🇳 Indian forces BRUTALLY assault civilians that are peacefully protesting for Muslims to have equal rights pic.twitter.com/T2ipABGU9s
— The Saviour (@stairwayto3dom) March 17, 2024
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
This video, which was taken in 2019, shows police in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, taking action against stone-pelters who were demonstrating against the CAA.Indian Muslims are not subject to discrimination under the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA). The CAA grants Indian citizenship to persecuted religious minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. We visited loksabhadocs.nic.in to see the official rules and regulations of THE CITIZENSHIP (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2019.
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D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video of police action against miscreants has been shared claiming that Indian forces brutally assaulted civilians who are peacefully protesting for Muslims to have equal rights. The fact is that this is an old video from UP's Gorakhpur, (1/3) pic.twitter.com/VxiUl0crgx
Intent:
Paid propaganda accounts are circulating years-old videos with false claims to set their propaganda against India. A video of police action against miscreants has been shared claiming that Indian forces brutally assaulted civilians who are peacefully protesting for Muslims to have equal rights. A video of police action against miscreants has been shared claiming that Indian forces brutally assaulted civilians who are peacefully protesting for Muslims to have equal rights.
Conclusion:
Claim : Civilians who are peacefully protesting for Muslims to have equal rights have allegedly been severely assaulted by Indian forces, according to a video of police action against miscreants that has gone viral.
Fact : The fact is that this is an old video from UP’s Gorakhpur,where police took action against stone pelters who were protesting against CAA in 2019.Citizenship Amendment Act 2019(CAA) doesn’t discriminate against Indian Muslims.CAA provides Indian citizenship to persecuted religious minorities from Afghanistan,Bangladesh & Pakistan.
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