Were Slogans Raised Against UP Deputy Chief Minister At 2024 Poll Rally? A Fact-Check
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In the viral video, the BJP leader is surrounded by people, including women, who were heard raising slogans against him.
As many as 49 parliamentary constituencies in India, including Kaushambi in Uttar Pradesh (UP), will go to polls on May 20 for the fifth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Ahead of the voting day, a video of women protesting and raising slogans against Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya is circulating on social media, claiming he faced "public opposition" in Kaushambi recently.
In the viral video, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Maurya is surrounded by people, including women, who were heard raising slogans against him. He is also seen trying to get the protestors to be quiet.
IP Singh, a spokesperson for the rival Samajwadi Party (SP), shared the video (archived here) on X (formerly Twitter) with the caption, "Seeing the protest, Keshav Prasad Maurya immediately ran away from the guest house along with Vinod Sonkar. In UP, BJP had to struggle for even 10 seats." Archived versions of similar posts can be viewed here and here. (Mr Sonkar is the incumbent Member of Parliament from Kaushambi.)
Screenshot of viral posts circulating on social media. (Source: X/Screenshot/Modified by Logically Facts)
