FactCheck: Fake statements of Mehbooba Mufti got viral

A statement of Mehbooba Mufti is going viral on the internet, these days. Users are claiming that Mehbooba Mufti said that, the defeat of the BJP will be bigger freedom for the Muslims than the independence of 1947. A user @VishnuMTiwari1 tweeted,” Clear message of Mehbooba Mufti. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who came to campaign against the BJP in UP, has told the Muslims yesterday that the defeat of the BJP will be bigger freedom for the Muslims than the independence of 1947. Think about this all the Hindus wearing secular glasses.”

*महबूबा मुफ्ती का क्लियर संदेश*
*यूपी में भाजपा के विरुद्ध में प्रचार करने आए जम्मू कश्मीर की पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री महबूबा मुफ्ती ने कल मुसलमानों को यह कहा है कि भाजपा की हार मुसलमानों के लिए 1947 की आजादी से भी बड़ी आजादी होगी। सेकुलर चश्मा पहनने हुए हर पार्टी के हिंदू को सोचना

— विष्णु तिवारी (Modi Ka Parivar) (@VishnuMTiwari1) January 27, 2022

In the same vein, many users shared this post on Facebook and Twitter.

FactCheck

After doing keyword research our team found a video of Mehbooba on the Youtube channel of RP Global Media. that. The caption of the video is, “Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti address One Day Tribal Youth Convention in Jammu.” The video was uploaded on 17th January, 2022.

The former chief minister said, “Jammu and Kashmir had joined hands with Gandhi’s Hindustan. Jammu and Kashmir were not with Godse’s Hindustan. BJP wants to make this country Godse’s Hindustan.”  Further, she said that BJP wants to spread hatred. We don’t have to fear them. They want to erase our existence

However, in her whole speech, she never said that the defeat of the BJP will be bigger freedom for the Muslims than the independence of 1947.

Conclusion

Therefore, in our FactCheck analysis, we found that users are spreading fake and misleading information regarding Mehbooba Mufti’s statement.