A short video clip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which he can be heard giving a slogan in Hindi which loosely translates to ‘divide everyone and loot together’ is being widely circulated across all the social media platforms. The video is being shared with a claim attributing the slogan to BJP. Through this article, let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: ‘Divide everyone and loot together’ – BJP slogan delivered by Modi.
Fact: Viral video is an excerpt of PM Modi’s public address during an election rally in Uttarakhand’s Amora on 22 February 2022. According to the full footage PM Modi attributed the viral slogan ‘सब में डालो फुट, मिलकर करो लूट’/ ‘Divide everyone and loot together’ as policy of parties opposing them and specifically to the Congress party. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
The viral video carries the logo of ‘ABP Ganga’. Taking a cue from this, a YouTube search led us to the full-length footage of PM Modi’s election rally in which he gave the viral slogan.
As per the ABP Ganga report, the viral clip is an excerpt of PM Modi’s speech during a public meeting in Almora, Uttarakhand, on 11 February 2022. From the complete footage of Modi’s speech, it is evident that he attributed the slogan ‘सब में डालो फुट, मिलकर करो लूट’/ ‘Divide everyone and loot together’ to parties opposing the BJP and specially to the Congress party.
In his address, speaking about growth, Modi goes on to say that his government is working towards inclusive growth with any discrimination., whereas the formula of those opposing them is ‘सब में डालो फुट, मिलकर करो लूट’/ ‘Divide everyone and loot together’. After this Modi specifically alleges that not just in Uttarakhand but in the entire country, Congress Party’s policy has been ‘सब में डालो फुट, मिलकर करो लूट’.
The official Twitter handle of Prime Minister Narendra Modi also shared a lengthier video of Modi’s speech, wherein he can be heard attributing the viral slogan to opposition parties. Thus, it is clearly evident a part of Modi’s speech is cropped and being shared out of context, alleging it as the BJP’s slogan.
To sum it up, cropped video of PM Modi’s Uttarakhand speech is being shared out of context.
