A video is being shared widely on social media with a claim that it shows Punjab farmers campaigning against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video shows Punjab farmers campaigning against AAP in Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022.
Fact: The posted video is not related to the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022. The video was taken in Haryana during the by-election for the Aadampur constituency in November 2022. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On watching the video carefully, it can be seen that one of the flex banner has the name of a village – ‘Khairampur’ written. It is a village in Haryana. Also, in the extended version of the same video, a man be heard saying – “Punjab is crying, we do not want Haryana to cry. So, we are asking them not to vote for AAP in Aadampur” (translated). The by-election for the Aadampur constituency, which is in Haryana, took place in the first week of November 2022.
On searching with keywords, a video from the same place was found to be uploaded by a YouTube channel with the following description – “Ex-servicemen from Punjab will oppose Aam Aadmi Party in Aadampur….” (translated). More details regarding the ‘‘Guardians of Governance’ scheme mentioned on one of the flex banners can be read here.
A similar visual as seen in the posted video can be also found in an article published by ‘Amar Ujala’ regarding the events related to the Aadampur by-election.
To sum it up, the posted video shows people campaigning against AAP in Haryana, not in Gujarat.
