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      Video Of BJP Leader Being Greeted With Garland Of Shoes Is Old

      BOOM found that the incident in the viral video is from January 2018.

      By - Hazel Gandhi |
      Published -  20 April 2024 4:52 PM IST
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      Video Of BJP Leader Being Greeted With Garland Of Shoes Is Old

      An old video of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader being offered a garland of shoes by an elderly man during a campaign in Madhya Pradesh is being shared online falsely linking it to the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

      BOOM found that the video dates back to January 2018 and the incident took place during the Dhamnod civic elections in Madhya Pradesh.

      In the 24-second video, a candidate is seen campaigning on the streets when an elderly man approaches him and puts a garland of shoes around his neck.

      The video is being shared on X with the caption, "#BreakingNews People gave special gifts to BJP leader #LokSabhaElections2024 #NoVote4BJP #ShameOnBJP #1stPhase."




      Click here to view the post and here for an archive.


      Also Read:Old Video of Man Pelting Stone at PM Modi’s Poster Viral As Recent


      FACT CHECK


      BOOM found that the video of a BJP leader being offered a garland of shoes while campaigning is from January 2018 in Madhya Pradesh.

      We ran a reverse image search of some key frames from the viral video on Google and found a report by ABP Live published on January 8, 2018. The report was titled 'MP: BJP candidate Dinesh Sharma made to wear garland of shoes while he was campaigning for civic election' and carried visuals matching the viral video.




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      According to this report, Dinesh Sharma, BJP candidate contesting the Dhamnod civic elections was campaigning in the area on January 7, 2018. That is when he was approached by the elderly man who tried putting a garland of shoes around his neck. Sharma hesitated at first, but the man finally put the garland around him.

      We also found a post on X shared by news agency Asian News International (ANI) on January 7, 2018. The post carried visuals matching the viral video with the text, "#MadhyaPradesh: BJP candidate in Dhar's Dhamnod, Dinesh Sharma made to wear a garland of shoes by a man while he was door-to-door campaigning for civic election."

      The post carried a statement from Sharma, who responded to the incident and said that he would sit together with the man and speak about his issues. "I am like their child," he said while referring to the people of Dhamnod.


      They are one of my own. There must have been something which upset him & he acted like that. We will sit together and talk. I am like their child: Dinesh Sharma, Dhamnod Civic election candidate, BJP pic.twitter.com/QtNjcKtu0d

      — ANI (@ANI) January 7, 2018


      In another statement to ANI, the man who offered the garland to Sharma explained that he did so because of an acute water problem in his area. "Our women went to the then Chairperson to complain but a complaint was registered against them. They were called multiple times to police station even at night," he said.


      There's acute water problem. Had complained about it. Our women went to the then Chairperson to complain but a complaint was registered against them. They were called multiple times to police station even at night. So I did this: Man who made Dinesh Sharma wear garland of shoes pic.twitter.com/6DK4yh5Piu

      — ANI (@ANI) January 7, 2018


      Also Read:Viral Axis My India Survey Predicting No Majority For BJP Is Fake


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      BJPFact Checkfake newsMADHYA PRADESHlok sabha electionLok Sabha ElectionsOld Videos
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      Claim :   April 2024 video shows BJP leader being welcomed with a garland of shoes while rallying.
      Claimed By :  X users
      Fact Check :  Misleading
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