A video through a post is being widely shared on social media claiming that ‘Nirahua’, Bhojpuri Star Dinesh Lal Yadav, was seen campaigning for Samajwadi Party. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video showing Bhojpuri Star Dinesh Lal Yadav campaigning for Samajwadi Party recently.
Fact: The video is from 2017 and not a recent one. Bhojpuri star Dinesh Lal Yadav ‘Nirahua’, and actress Amrapali Dubey conducted a road show in support of Samajwadi Party candidate Sushma Sonkar in Saidpur municipal elections in 2017. ‘Nirahua’ had joined the BJP in 2019, contested against Akhilesh Yadav in the Lok Sabha elections in Azamgarh and lost. Dinesh Lal Yadav ‘Nirahua’ was fielded by the BJP again for the Lok Sabha by-election in Azamgarh recently, after Akhilesh Yadav became the MLA from Mainpuri constituency. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video, a video with same visuals is found on YouTube. The YouTube video was uploaded on 26 November 2017. So, the viral video is not a recent one. The visuals were from an election campaign when Bhojpuri stars ‘Nirahua’ and Amrapali Dubey came out in support of Samajwadi Party in Saidpur, UP.
According to news reports, Bhojpuri star Dinesh Lal Yadav ‘Nirahua’, and actress Amrapali Dubey conducted a road show in support of SP candidate Sushma Sonkar in Saidpur municipal elections in 2017. ‘Nirahua’ had joined the BJP in 2019, contested against Akhilesh Yadav in the Lok Sabha elections in Azamgarh and lost. Dinesh Lal Yadav ‘Nirahua’ was fielded by the BJP again for the Lok Sabha by-election in Azamgarh recently, after Akhilesh Yadav became the MLA from Mainpuri constituency.
To sum it up, old video of Bhojpuri Star Dinesh Lal Yadav ‘Nirahua’ campaigning for SP is shared as recent.
