Ganga Vilas Cruise Journey has started from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Pm Narendra Modi flagged off the cruise via video link. The cruise will start from Varanasi and travel 3200 km through Bihar, West Bengal, and Bangladesh and reach Dibrugarh in Assam.
At the same time, pictures of this cruise are viral on social media. Meanwhile, it is being claimed on social media that Ganga Vilas Cruise was stuck as soon as it reached Chhapra in Bihar. In this context, Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav shared a video and caption a mockery of the BJP. “ Now do you understand the difference between a cruise and a boat? Now, will these passengers be given ‘Vayu Vilas’ by airplane?”
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At the same time, other verified users have also claimed in this context, including former IAS Surya Pratap Singh and Professor Ashok Swain.
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Meanwhile, many other social media users are sharing a similar claim.
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Fact Check:
To know the reality of the viral claim of the cruise stuck in Chhapra, Bihar, the DFRAC team searched some keywords on Google. We got a report from NDTV. It has been reported in this report that the cruise has reached Patna according to its schedule. Cruise officials have denied reports of the cruise being stuck in Chhapra. It has been reported in this report that The tourists on the cruise had resorted to boats for walks.
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Apart from this, IWAI President Sanjay Bandopadhyaya said, “Ganga Vilas reached Patna as per schedule. There is absolutely no truth in the news of Cruise being trapped in Chhapra. The cruise will continue its onward journey as per schedule. ”
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At the same time, PIB Fact Check has also fact-checked the cruise trapped in Chhapra.
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Conclusion:
All the media reports and the statement of IWAI President Sanjay Bandopadhyay are making it clear that Cruise Chapra was not trapped. Therefore, the claim of social media users is wrong.
