{"id":197,"date":"2020-11-28T14:07:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-28T14:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=127679"},"modified":"2020-11-28T14:07:31","modified_gmt":"2020-11-28T14:07:31","slug":"shaheen-bagh-dadi-at-recent-farmers-protest-no-photo-of-elderly-woman-from-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/11\/28\/shaheen-bagh-dadi-at-recent-farmers-protest-no-photo-of-elderly-woman-from-october\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Shaheen Bagh Dadi\u2019 at recent farmers\u2019 protest? No, photo of elderly woman from October"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three central farm legislation<\/a> were passed by the government in September. Since then there have been protests from farmers across the nation who fear that the legislation will not ensure Minimum Support Price (MSP) on agricultural produce. Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh have been marching toward the national capital November 28 onward.<\/p>\n

In the backdrop of this, several Twitter<\/a> and Facebook<\/a> users have juxtaposed two images of an elderly woman. One of them is 82-year-old Bilkis Bano also known as \u2018Shaheen Bagh Dadi\u2019. As per the claim, both women are the same and Bano was present at the recent farmers\u2019 protests. Some social media posts added that Bano is available on hire on daily basis for such protests. Thus, questioning the integrity of both protests.<\/p>\n

Twitter user Gaurav Pradhan tweeted, \u201c1. Dadi at Shaheen Bagh 2. Dadi as Farmer? Dadi available for hire on per day basis. Food, cloth, award and pocket money extra CONTACT : @RahulGandhi, @priyankagandhi or at @incindia office, 24, Akbar Road, New Delhi.\u201d His tweet retweeted over 1000 times. (archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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1. Dadi at Shaheen Bagh
2. Dadi as Farmer?<\/p>\n

Dadi available for hire on per day basis. Food, cloth, award and pocket money extra<\/p>\n

CONTACT : @RahulGandhi<\/a>, @priyankagandhi<\/a> or at @incindia<\/a> office, 24, Akbar Road, New Delhi pic.twitter.com\/66YfCYL5QG<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Gaurav Pradhan \"??\" (@OfficeOfDGP) November 27, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut also promoted the tweet and wrote, \u201cHa ha ha she is the same dadi who featured in Time magazine for being the most powerful Indian\u2026. And she is available in 100 rupees. Pakistani jurno\u2019s have hijacked international PR for India in an embarrassing way. We need our own people to speak for us internationally.\u201d Ranaut\u2019s tweet was liked over 1,000 times before it was taken down. (archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Alt News received several requests to authenticate this claim on our WhatsApp helpline (+917600011160) and on our official Android application<\/a>. One of the WhatsApp messages reads, \u201cShahin Bagh wali dadi aaj kisan bani hai\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Attempt to malign farmer protests with false claim<\/h4>\n

A quick glance makes it clear that the two women aren\u2019t identical. However several social media users believe otherwise. In order to authenticate both the images, we performed a reverse image search on both to find the context.<\/p>\n

Image 1: Bilkis Bano<\/strong><\/p>\n

The image of Bano was published in The Economic Times<\/a>, India Times<\/a> and She The People<\/a> in September. Earlier this year, TIME<\/a> magazine listed Bano as one of the 100 most influential people in 2020 after she actively participated and led women\u2019s protest against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act.<\/p>\n

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Image 2: Elderly woman in a protest march<\/strong><\/p>\n

This image was posted by Facebook page Sant Baba Jarnail Singh Ji Khalsa Bhindranwale on October 13<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It was posted by several journalists from Chandighar \u2014 Ruchika M. Khanna<\/a> at The Tribune and Neel Kamal<\/a> at The Times of India. As per The Tribune Chandighar, a farmers\u2019 protest took place on October 27. The image shows women wear a yellow scarf as seen in the viral image. The Tribune reported that protesters under the banner of the Bharatiya Kisan Union \u2013 Ugrahan, demanded compensation and a government job to the next of kin of deceased farmer Meghraj Nagri, who died during a protest against the Farm Acts near Benra village on October 9. Nagri\u2019s death was also reported by The Times of India<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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No work for days as #Sangrur<\/a> farmers lay siege to DC\u2019s office https:\/\/t.co\/XhhoDCoduM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Tribune (@thetribunechd) October 27, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Alt News spoke with Manzoor Ahmed, son of Bilkis Bano. He said, \u201cThe woman in the yellow scarf is not my mother. The social media claim is false.\u201d Prior to our report, Boomlive<\/a> published a video where Bano refuted the claim that she is the elderly woman in the farmers\u2019 protest march.<\/p>\n

An image of an elderly woman protesting against the recent farm legislation was shared with the baseless claim that Bilkis Bano was involved in ongoing farmers protest. In the past as well, Alt News has debunked a barrage of misinformation related to protests against CAA<\/a>, NRC<\/a> and farmers<\/a> in order to discredit the movements.<\/p>\n

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