A video (here and here ) is going viral on social media claiming that an egg was thrown at a Bihar BJP leader while walking with his team during a program in Bihar. Let’s check the truth behind this video.
Claim: The viral video shows eggs being thrown at a BJP leader during a program in Bihar.
Fact: The incident did not take place in Bihar. Multiple news reports confirm that the video shows BJP MLA Munirathna being attacked with eggs during a program in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 25 December 2024. Three people were arrested in connection with the incident. The video has no connection with Bihar, hence the claim is MISLEADING.
A reverse image search on Google led us to the same video uploaded by The Indian Express on 26 December 2024 on YouTube. The video was titled “Karnataka News: Egg Thrown at BJP MLA Munirathna In Bengaluru; Claims Assassination Attempt.” In the description, it is mentioned that former Karnataka minister and BJP MLA Munirathna alleged a conspiracy to kill him after an egg was thrown at him during a program in Bengaluru. He further claimed that Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, his brother D.K. Suresh, and Congress leaders Kusuma and Hanumantharayappa would be responsible if anything happened to him. This clearly indicates that the incident did not take place in Bihar.
Further search led us to several news reports on the incident (here, here and here), which also included stills from the viral video. According to these reports, BJP MLA Munirathna was attacked with an egg during a program in Bengaluru, following which three suspects were arrested. Munirathna alleged a conspiracy by Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar, his brother D.K. Suresh, and other Congress leaders, calling it an assassination attempt. However, both Shivakumar and Suresh denied the allegations, accusing Munirathna of staging the incident.
Additionally, a keyword search found no reports of any such incident in Bihar. This makes it clear that the viral video is from Karnataka, but not from Bihar.
To sum up, an old video of eggs being thrown at a BJP leader from Karnataka is shared as an incident in Bihar.
