A video purporting to capture an Iftar celebration in Kolkata, West Bengal, has gone viral, featuring an extensive seating arrangement on a road.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @KanhaiyaStv tweeted “After Namaz on the road, Iftar party is presented on the road. The video is from Kolkata, West Bengal. Casteist Hindus should reform, otherwise the day is not far when someone like Mohammad Babar Mohammad Akbar Mohammad Aurangzeb will sit in power in Delhi. Like Pakistan, Kashmir and Bangladesh, your existence will be erased in your India.” on April 1, 2024.
सडक पर नमाज़ के बाद पेश है सडक पर इफ्तार पार्टी ।।
— Kanhaiya Kushwaha (@KanhaiyaStv) April 1, 2024
वीडियो पश्चिम बंगाल के कोलकाता से है ।।
जातिवादी हिन्दुओ सुधार जाओ वरना वो दिन दूर नही है जब कोई मोहम्मद बाबर मोहम्मद अकबर मोहम्मद औरंजेब दिल्ली की सत्ता पर बैठ के
पाकिस्तान कश्मीर और बांग्लादेश की तरह तुम्हारा अस्तित्व… pic.twitter.com/2gEaGTGjxF
Several other accounts, including @Onlyesskay, @DharamVir62, @ManojSr60583090, @SanjeevSeniorCo, @SoniDurgaprasad, @TilakJa26010355, @jcama49, @rclcpa4, @BimalSh87047077, @BharatS2205, @Jitendr38425313 made the same claim that the viral video shows Iftar party on the road from Kolkata, West Bengal. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, the Iftar gathering in the video was held in Karnataka, on the state highway in the Ullal taluk at the Mudipu junction in Mangaluru. Reportedly, the organisers of the contentious’mid-street Iftar party’ have received notification from the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is unrelated to West Bengal. We visited daijiworld.com, which published an article on this incident on April 1, 2024 with the headline “Mangaluru: Organisers of popular ‘Mid-Street Iftar’ get ECI notice”. On March 30, the event, named ‘Auto Rajakanmar Iftar,’ blocked over 200 meters of state Hihighway for more than four hours until 2 pm. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a notice to the organisers of the contentious’mid-street Iftar celebration’ staged in Mudipu gramme panchayat. The ECI issued a warning, addressing its main organiser, Abubakar Siddique, of breaking the election model code of conduct. During the peak hours, the event caused traffic flow disruptions that caused inconvenience to motorists as well as pedestrians for more than four hours. Both traders and locals attended the event, which was organised by the rickshaw drivers of Ullal taluk.
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D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video showing a large seating arrangement on a road has been shared, claiming that it shows an Iftar party in West Bengal's Kolkata. The fact is that this video is from Karnataka, where the Iftar gathering took place on the state highway (1/3) pic.twitter.com/2JLaZxJ8wy
Intent:
Influencers are circulating the Iftar party’s video from Karnataka, claiming to be from West Bengal, to set their political narrative to influence the upcoming general elections. A video showing a large seating arrangement on a road has been shared, claiming that it shows an Iftar party in West Bengal’s Kolkata. The Iftar gathering in Ullal taluk, Mangaluru, happened on the state highway at Mudipu junction, this footage is actually from Karnataka. The controversial’mid-street Iftar party’ organisers have reportedly received notification from the Election Commission of India (ECI). West Bengal is unrelated to it.
Conclusion:
Claim : It has been claimed that a video of an extensive seating setup on a road depicts an Iftar celebration in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Fact : The fact is that this video is from Karnataka, where the Iftar gathering took place on the state highway in Ullal taluk at Mudipu junction, Mangaluru. According to reports, The Election Commission of India (ECI) has notified the organizers of the controversial ‘mid-street Iftar party’. It has nothing to do with West Bengal.
