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Sikh Boy Killed By Hindus In UP? No, Viral Claim Is False

Sikh Boy Killed By Hindus In UP? No, Viral Claim Is False

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A viral video claiming to show a Sikh boy being murdered in public has gone viral. Hyderabad: Amid the BJP’s recent success in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly bypolls, where the party and its ally Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) secured seven of nine contested seats, a video showing gruesome violence has gone viral. The video shows two men assaulting a person on the head repeatedly even as a police officer tried to intervene. The video is being widely shared (warning: graphic violence), with one X user captioning it: “One Sikh boy was killed by 50+ Hindus in UP.” (Archive) Fact Check NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The video is old and it shows the son of a ward councillor being assaulted in Bihar’s Kaimur district. A reverse image search traced the video to earlier instances of circulation with different claims. In 2022, it was shared with the caption: “#BoycottIndianProducts Allah Save India Muslim.” These instances indicated that the video is old and unrelated to the current claim. Further search revealed a clarification by the …

BJP Set For A Sixer In Uttar Pradesh, On Course To Win 6 Of 9 Bypolls

BJP Set For A Sixer In Uttar Pradesh, On Course To Win 6 Of 9 Bypolls

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New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in six of nine Uttar Pradesh Assembly bypolls held this week, as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reasserts control over a state at the core of the BJP’s Hindi voter base. At 2 pm, according to the Election Commission, the BJP was leading in the Kundarki, Ghaziabad, Khair, Phulpur, Katehari, and Majhawan seats. The Rashtriya Lok Dal, an ally, leads in Meerapur. The Samajwadi Party – which defeated the BJP in the April-June federal election, scooping up 42 of the state’s 80 seats (up 37 from last time) – is leading in Karhal and Sishamau only. Karhal is party boss Akhilesh Yadav‘s bastion; Mr Yadav won by nearly 70,000 votes in the 2022 election, extending his party’s hold on the seat to over three decades. The bypolls were triggered after sitting MLAs – including Mr Yadav – were elected to the Lok Sabha. In Meerapur, the RLD’s Mithlesh Pal is nearly 20,000 votes ahead of her nearest rival, the SP’s Sumbul Rana. The seat was won by the …

Student protest echoes in bypoll campaign as Opposition flags injustice to youth, OBCs, Dalits, minorities

Student protest echoes in bypoll campaign as Opposition flags injustice to youth, OBCs, Dalits, minorities

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Aspirants stage a protest against UPPSC, demanding the implementation of ‘Single Day, Single Sheet’ exams, in Prayagraj, on November 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The recent Prayagraj student protest against the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission’s examination format has gained traction in the political arena, with Opposition political parties co-opting it into their campaign for the upcoming Assembly bypolls in the State. This is a chance to teach the BJP-led government a tough lesson for forcing students to protest, Samajwadi Party leaders said. Connecting the protest to the alleged lack of employment opportunities, the Opposition alleged that there is continuing discrimination against students from Dalit, minority and backward class communities in the State even 75 years after Independence, due to the casteist mindset of the ruling party. “Go and see any [U.P.] university; still, more than 15% of people from PDA [Pichda, Dalit and minority] families are not getting appointments. This government is also discriminating in the posting of officers,” SP president Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday, addressing an election rally in Phulpur. ‘Deliberate …