An old video from Bengal is falsely shared as an attack on BJP supporters campaigning for votes in Gujarat for the 2024 General elections.

The viral video shows a clash that occurred between the TMC and BJP supporters in Hooghly, West Bengal in 2022.

The political atmosphere across the country has been heating up recently over the upcoming general elections. Amidst this, a video of a group of individuals attacking BJP supporters has gone viral on social media with a claim that those campaigning ahead of 2024 general elections for the BJP in Dwarka, Gujarat, were attacked by the common people. 

The caption states, People campaigning for BJP in Gujarat’s Dwarka have been beaten up by the general public

Let’s check the truth.

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We started our investigation by conducting a keyword and reverse image search on Google and the results led us to a video uploaded on News 18 India ‘s official Twitter on 6th August, 2022. The caption states that this is a video of a street battle between BJP and TMC workers at Hooghly in West Bengal.

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Upon further investigation, we came across a report published by TV9 Bharatvarsh on 5 August, 2022. In which information was given that, “There was tension during the BJP rally at Khadina more in Chinchurah, West Bengal. Then there was a scuffle occurred between the workers of Trinamool MLA Asit Majmudar and the workers of BJP.”

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In a report published by ABP Bengali we can hear the side of BJP and TMC MLA on this incident. According to the report, the BJP accused TMC MLA Asit Majumdar and his followers of unprovoked violence against party workers. Majumdar denied the allegation, claiming that he and other party workers challenged BJP members who were raising false allegations against the TMC. 

The news was also carried by several other media outlets. Which you can see here. etvbharat.com | timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Conclusion– 

Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the viral video to be False. The viral video shows a clash that occurred between the TMC and BJP supporters in Hooghly, West Bengal in 2022. It is not related to Gujarat.