This video does not show security personnel stopping Shivraj Singh Chouhan from walking beside PM Narendra Modi - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 19, 2021
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as visuals of a security guard stopping Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan from walking beside Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of security personnel stopping Shivraj Singh Chouhan from walking beside PM Narendra Modi.
Fact: The person who stopped the Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the video is Bhopal Collector Avinash Lavania, not the security personnel of PM Narendra Modi. Avinash Lavania had stopped Shivraj Singh Chouhan only to discuss an issue related to the inauguration ceremony of the Rani Kamalapati railway station in Bhopal. After the discussion, Shivraj Singh Chouhan was again seen walking along with PM Narendra Modi. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, a video with similar visuals was found tweeted by ‘NDTV’ journalist Anurag Dwary on 16 November 2021.  Anurag Dwary clarified that the person who was seen interrupting Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan was Bhopal Collector Avinash Lavania, not the security personnel of PM Narendra Modi. ‘NDTV’ and a few other news websites have published articles reporting this information. They can be seen here and here. This incident reportedly took place during Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Bhopal to inaugurate the Rani Kamalapati railway station.
सुबह से सोशल मीडिया पर ये वीडियो वायरल है जिनको जानता था बता दिया कि ये SPG/PMO के अधिकारी नहीं @CollectorBhopal हैं जो @ChouhanShivraj से कहने आए थे,वाकई सोशल मीडिया पर खबरें यूं हीं दौड़ पड़ती हैं! लगता है किसी को तथ्योंं से मतलब नहीं है बस कुछ साबित करने की जल्दबाज़ी है! pic.twitter.com/x60i6SvTtq
Shivraj Singh Chouhan through a tweet clarified that the person who interrupted his walk with Narendra Modi was Bhopal Collector Avinash Lavania, not the security guard of PM Narendra Modi. Shivraj stated that Avinash Lavania had stopped him to discuss an important issue related to the inauguration ceremony of the Rani Kamalapati railway station in Bhopal. After the discussion with Avinash Lavania, Shivraj Singh Chouhan was again seen walking along with Narendra Modi.
झूठी कांग्रेस! pic.twitter.com/wMuUv1VqgE
The Bhopal Collector Office official Twitter handle had also issued a clarification regarding this video going viral with false claims.
सोशल मीडिया में वायरल हो रही बात कि माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी के भोपाल दौरे में सुरक्षा अधिकारी द्वारा माननीय सीएम श्री @ChouhanShivraj को रोका गया का मैं पूर्णतः खंडन करता हूँ । – @CollectorBhopal
लवानिया@JansamparkMP
To sum it up, this person interrupting Shivraj Singh Chouhan from walking beside Narendra Modi is the Bhopal Collector Avinash Lavania, not PM Modi’s security personnel.