A video purporting to show villagers chasing away a woman and carrying bamboo sticks has gone viral. It says that Sujata Khan, the Bishnupur candidate, intimidated Arambagh people to vote for the TMC in a recent incident.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @SaffronSunanda tweeted “Sujata Khan, TMC candidate from Bishnupur was threatening voters of Arambagh to vote for TMC or they will face consequences. Voters of Arambagh beat up Sujata Khan and other party workers and chased them away from there. Hindus of Bengal are fighting!!” on March 21, 2024. The tweet has received an about 500.4k views on X.
Sujata Khan, TMC candidate from Bishnupur was threatening voters of Arambagh to vote for TMC or they will face consequences.
— Sunanda Roy 👑 (@SaffronSunanda) March 21, 2024
Voters of Arambagh beat up Sujata Khan and other party workers and chased them away from there.
Hindus of Bengal are fighting!! pic.twitter.com/wqfxCQy6ho
Several other accounts, including @aa_rishav, @Mahaveer_VJ, @NarendraVictory, @tisDev made the same claim that voters in Arambagh were threatened by TMC candidate Sujata Khan of Bishnupur to vote for the party or face consequences. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, this is an outdated clip from the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections. We visited Times of India, which published an article on this incident on April 6, 2021 with the headline “West Bengal polls: TMC candidate Sujata Mondal allegedly attacked in Arambagh”. In the Arambagh constituency of West Bengal, TMC candidate Sujata Mondal is said to have been attacked. According to the TMC, the party would move the Election Commission. ‘BJP workers targeted her’, according to Mondal. However, the TMC was held accountable for the same by the BJP activists.
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D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Distorted
FACT: A video showing a group of villagers carrying bamboo Sticks and chasing away a woman has been shared, claiming that in a recent incident and result of TMC, Bishnupur candidate Sujata Khan threatened voters of Arambagh to vote for TMC. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/LMTOhsTMKn
Intent:
Influencers are circulating old videos to influence the upcoming general elections in 2024. A video showing a group of villagers carrying bamboo Sticks and chasing away a woman has been shared, claiming that in a recent incident and result of TMC, Bishnupur candidate Sujata Khan threatened voters of Arambagh to vote for TMC. This is, in reality, an outdated capture from the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections.
Conclusion:
Claim : Sujata Khan, the Bishnupur candidate, allegedly threatened Arambagh voters to vote for TMC in a recent incident, according to a video that has gone viral, showing a group of villagers holding bamboo sticks and chasing away a woman.
Fact : The fact is that this is an old video from the West Bengal assembly elections 2021.
