A video showing a scuffle between supporters of two Bharatiya Janata Party leaders during a bike rally in Agra, Uttar Pradesh is being shared with false captions claiming it shows locals pelting stones at a BJP convoy.
BOOM spoke to Agra Police Media Cell who refuted the viral claims stating that it was a clash between party supporters of two BJP leaders - former minister Aridaman Singh and ex-block pramukh Sugriv Singh Chauhan.
The Uttar Pradesh assembly elections are due next year and social media is abuzz with misinformation around the polls. The video is viral in this backdrop.
The viral clip shows people vandalising vehicles of a convoy. BJP flags can also be seen on some of the vehicles.
The video has been shared in a Facebook post with a Hindi caption translating to 'The trends for the UP assembly elections have started coming...BJP leaders are being warmly welcomed. People broke vehicles surrounded by BJP convoy, leaders ran to save lives'.
(Hindi: यूपी विधानसभा चुनाव के रुझान आने शुरू हो गए हैं... भाजपाई नेताओं का जमकर सवागत किया जा रहा हैं BJP काफिले को लोगों ने घेरा गाडियां तोडी, जान बचा भागे नेता)
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The video has also been shared by several verified social media handles of Congress party including - West Bengal Youth Congress, Maharashtra Youth Congress, and Rajasthan Youth Congress.
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