{"id":383,"date":"2020-11-30T05:30:25","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T05:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=128894"},"modified":"2020-11-30T05:30:25","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T05:30:25","slug":"old-video-from-uk-viral-as-farmers-raising-pro-pak-and-khalistan-slogans-during-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/11\/30\/old-video-from-uk-viral-as-farmers-raising-pro-pak-and-khalistan-slogans-during-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Old video from UK viral as farmers raising pro-Pak and Khalistan slogans during protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>The ongoing farmers\u2019 protests have led to a barrage of misinformation promoted on social media to discredit the movement. In the latest spree, in-charge of social media for BJP Mahila Morcha,<\/span> <span>Priti Gandhi tweeted a video where a man raises slogans in favour of Pakistan and Khalistan. Many surrounding him can be seen holding the Pakistani and Khalistani flags. \u201cAre these really farmers?\u201d questioned Gandhi and later took down her tweet which comes against the backdrop of the protests<\/span> <span>led by farmers from Punjab attracting racist and derogatory online vitriol. \u2018Khalistan\u2019 was a top trend on Twitter just a few days ago.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-81279\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot-2020-11-29-at-9.26.39-PM.jpg?resize=371%2C463\" alt width=\"371\" height=\"463\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/zRrdt\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive link<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Social media and IT cell head of BJP Delhi<\/span> <span>Punit Agarwal shared the same video with the caption, \u201c<\/span><span>Is this farmer\u2019s protest? Congress and AAP\u2019s anti-national agenda has been exposed yet again. Both there parties are an equal or bigger threat than Pakistan to our country. For their cheap politics, they won\u2019t think a second before breaking this country.<\/span><span>\u201d He too later took down the tweet.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/xlC9D\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The same video was posted by Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GorAruna\/status\/1332595472775536641?s=19\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@GorAruna<\/a> with a Hindi caption.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092f\u0947 \u0938\u0930\u0926\u093e\u0930\u091c\u0940 \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0939\u093e\u092f \u0939\u093e\u092f \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u092f\u0939 \u0924\u094b \u0938\u092e\u091d \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0906\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948..<br \/>\u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u092f\u0947 \u201c\u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u091c\u093f\u0902\u0926\u093e\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0916\u093e\u0932\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u091c\u093f\u0902\u0926\u093e\u092c\u093e\u0926\u201d \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u2026.<img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.0\/72x72\/2753.png\" alt=\"\u2753\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.0\/72x72\/1f914.png\" alt=\"?\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.0\/72x72\/2753.png\" alt=\"\u2753\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0928\u0947 \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u0941\u0928\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0906\u0917\u0947 \u092c\u0924\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u093c\u0930\u0942\u0930\u0924 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0906\u092a \u0916\u0941\u0926 \u0938\u092e\u091d\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0939\u094b \u2026!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940_\u0938\u0902\u0917_\u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.0\/72x72\/1f447.png\" alt=\"?\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.0\/72x72\/1f447.png\" alt=\"?\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VFohiyXS2A\">pic.twitter.com\/VFohiyXS2A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.0\/72x72\/1f341.png\" alt=\"?\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> Aaru rajgor <img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.0\/72x72\/1f341.png\" alt=\"?\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/>T.A.B <img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.0\/72x72\/1f1ee-1f1f3.png\" alt=\"??\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> (@GorAruna) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GorAruna\/status\/1332595472775536641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Facebook page<\/span> <span>Pushpendra Kulshrestha Fans Club also shared the video, drawing over 60,000 views.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Pushpendrarss\/videos\/2142254935911803\/\" data-show-text=\"false\" data-width>\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/Pushpendrarss\/videos\/2142254935911803\/\">\n<p>\u0938\u0930\u0926\u093e\u0930\u091c\u0940 \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0939\u093e\u092f \u0939\u093e\u092f \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948, \u092f\u0939 \u0924\u094b \u0938\u092e\u091d \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0906\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948..<br \/>\u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u092f\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u091c\u093f\u0902\u0926\u093e\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0916\u093e\u0932\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u091c\u093f\u0902\u0926\u093e\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Pushpendrarss\/\">Pushpendra Kulshrestha Fans Club<\/a> on Friday, November 27, 2020<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h4><strong>Old video from UK<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span>A keyword search on YouTube directed us to the same video uploaded by ANI News on July 6, 2019, with the title, \u201c<\/span><span>Sikhs in UK denounce pro-Khalistan slogans during World Cup match.<\/span><span>\u201d The part viral can be watched around 20 seconds in the broadcast.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><br \/>\n<iframe title=\"Sikhs in UK denounce pro-Khalistan slogans during World Cup matches\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sEQAej1HhFg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The comparison below shows that both videos represent the same event.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-wrap-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-81281 size-full jetpack-lazy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/PhotoGrid_1606664984562__01-scaled-1.jpg\" alt width=\"810\" height=\"486\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/PhotoGrid_1606664984562__01-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/PhotoGrid_1606664984562__01-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/PhotoGrid_1606664984562__01-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/PhotoGrid_1606664984562__01-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/PhotoGrid_1606664984562__01-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C922&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/PhotoGrid_1606664984562__01-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/PhotoGrid_1606664984562__01-scaled.jpg?w=1620 1620w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/PhotoGrid_1606664984562__01-scaled.jpg?w=2430 2430w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-81281 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/PhotoGrid_1606664984562__01-scaled-2.jpg\" alt width=\"810\" height=\"486\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The broadcast also shows the Sikh men walking around the seating area of the cricket stadium with flags of Pakistan and Khalistan. This part, however, has not been included in the viral video.<\/p>\n<p><span>According to a report published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanchronicle.com\/nation\/current-affairs\/130719\/leeds-sikhs-denounce-pro-khalistan-slogans-during-world-cup-matches.html\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deccan Herald<\/a> on July 13, 2019, several videos of a few Sikhs, along with Pakistani fans, raising the flags of Pakistan and Khalistan during Pakistan vs Afghanistan cricket World Cup match had gone viral on social media. \u201cThey can also be heard chanting slogans like \u2018Khalistan Zindabad\u2019 and \u2018Pakistan Zindabad\u2019 in the videos,\u201d said the report adding that the incident was a clear attempt by \u201cPakistan\u2019s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to malign India\u2019s image and use sports as a platform for its political gains.\u201d It further said that Sikhs living in Leeds categorically denounced the pro-Khalistan slogans raised during the match on June 29, 2019 in the United Kingdom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The video, therefore, does not show farmers raising pro-Pakistan and Khalistan slogans in the ongoing \u2018Delhi Chalo\u2019 protests. In fact, the incident did not even take place in India but the video was shot in the UK more than a year ago.<\/p>\n<div id=\"enhancedtextwidget-12\" class=\"widget widget_text enhanced-text-widget widget-shortcode area-arbitrary\">\n<div class=\"textwidget widget-text\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\">This post was originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/2020\/11\/30\/old-video-from-uk-viral-as-farmers-raising-pro-pak-and-khalistan-slogans-during-protests\/\">Radio Free<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ongoing farmers\u2019 protests have led to a barrage of misinformation promoted on social media to discredit the movement. 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