A video of a press conference altercation has gone viral, purporting to show that a fight broke out after a journalist attempted to ask questions other than those provided by the party office during a BJP press conference in Amroha. The video shows the altercation between the BJP workers and the journalists present.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @RoflGandhi_ tweeted “Violence during BJP’s press conference in Amroha. The journalist was trying to ask questions different from those given in writing by the party office.” on April 16, 2024. The tweet has received an about 356.3k views on X.
अमरोहा में भाजपा की प्रेस वार्ता में मार पीट।
— Rofl Gandhi 2.0 🏹 (@RoflGandhi_) April 16, 2024
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Several other accounts, including @RajivRathi999, @SurabhiMaradiya made the same claim that the video shows fight of the BJP workers with the journalists in Amroha when they asked different questions other than the questions given by the party office. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
It is a truth that district vice-president Krishna Kumar and BJP media coordinator Ramesh Kalal got into a verbal and physical brawl. The altercation was solely amongst BJP employees; no journalists were involved in it. We visited aajtak, which published an article on this incident on April 16, 2024 with the headline “UP: There was a fierce fight between BJP leaders in the press conference in front of the minister, the District President kept watching, the gunner intervened, see VIDEO”. State Minister Brijesh Singh gave a press conference at the Amroha district office about the commitments made in the resolution letter. Two BJP leaders got into a fight on stage as soon as the conference was over. Next, the minister’s gunner divided the two of them. It added “BJP has released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections and is going among the public with it. A press conference was held at the BJP office in Amroha, UP on Monday. Here, in the presence of Yogi government minister Brijesh Singh, two BJP leaders clashed on the stage. Whose video is going viral on social media. ” Further, Free Press Journal posted an article on this on April 16, 2024 with the heading “UP Viral Video: Brawl Erupts Between BJP Leaders During Minister Brijesh Singh’s Press Conference In Amroha”. In the fifteen-second video, two party leaders are seen fighting violently while a police officer tries to break things up and diffuse the tension. Notably, Minister Brijesh Singh held a press conference about the BJP manifesto on Monday afternoon after arriving at the party district office in Amroha. There were also BJP workers and leaders present. Shortly after the press conference ended, district vice-president Krishna Kumar and media coordinator Ramesh Kalal reportedly got into a verbal argument. Physical violence soon broke out in the scene. The appearance of district president Udaygiri Goswami and other party leaders created a stir that led to chaos. Both district secretary Rakesh Verma and BJYM district president Shubham Chaudhary made attempts to find a solution to the disagreement.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video of an altercation during a press conference has been shared, claiming that a fight broke out during a BJP press conference in Amroha when a journalist tried to ask questions different from those given by the party office. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/lzh0VnMkyS
Intent:
Political Influencers are circulating videos with false claims to set their political narrative to influence the upcoming general elections. A video of an altercation during a press conference has been shared, claiming that a fight broke out during a BJP press conference in Amroha when a journalist tried to ask questions different from those given by the party office. The video is projected as the BJP workers got involved in a scuffle with the journalists present. The BJP district media coordinator Ramesh Kalal and district vice-president Krishna Kumar got into a verbal and physical brawl. The confrontation did not involve any media; rather, it was a brawl between BJP workers.
Conclusion:
Claim : A press conference in Amroha, Gujarat, allegedly resulted in a brawl between a journalist who attempted to ask questions other than those provided by the party office and the BJP officials, as evidenced by a video that has been circulated.The video shows the BJP workers started fighting with the journalists.
Fact : The fact is that a verbal and physical altercation occurred between the BJP district media coordinator, Ramesh Kalal, and district vice-president Krishna Kumar. The scuffle was among BJP workers; it has nothing to do with any journalists involved in the altercation.
