Fact Check: Raj Babbar’s old statement on Naxalites linked to recent Bijapur attack

Screengrab of a Hindi newspaper clipping is doing the rounds on social media with the claim that after the recent Bijapur attack by Naxalites, Congress leader Raj Babbar called them revolutionaries.

A screenshot of a newspaper clipping in Hindi is circulating on social media with the claim that after the recent Bijapur attack by Naxalites, Congress leader Raj Babbar called them revolutionaries. A total of 22 CRPF jawans were martyred in the dastardly Naxal ambush in Chhattisgarh on April 3. #WATCH Goliyon se faisle hal nahi hote.Unke sawaal ko address karna padega, aur unko darra kar, ya lalach dekar kranti ke jo log nikle huye hain unhe rok nahi sakte hain. Na idhar ki bandook se hal niklega na udhar ki, baatcheet se hal niklega:Raj Babbar in Raipur (3.11) pic.twitter.com/7A2VeA3hzk 22 ?pic.twitter.com/0AGbzoqrpK Several Facebook users have posted the screenshot of the news item, the headline of which translates to, “Raj Babbar said Naxalites are bringing a revolution”. Some Facebook users posted it with a caption in Hindi saying, “22 security personnel were martyred in a battle with Naxals at Bijapur in Chhattisgarh. But Raj Babbar says Naxals are bringing revolution. Should Raj Babbar get any security after this comment?”