A video has been doing rounds on social media wherein it is claimed that Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupendra Baghel golden garland while welcoming visiting Congress delegates in Raipur during the party’s 85th plenary session.
Many leaders from BJP and journalists shared this video with the same claim.
A verified user Santosh Chauhan tweeted, “Is it true that in the last three years, the head of the government who has taken 51 thousand 335 crore loan #Chhattisgarh welcomed his guests with 50-50 gram gold chain! Very nice uncleKeep watching, there should be no shortage in applying butter. #priyankagandhi #congress85thconvention.”
Source: Twitter
Fact Check:
To know the reality of this claim, the DFRAC team did some search and landed on a tweet by Congress party where it has given clarification regarding this viral claim on social media. Baghel himself told the truth by sharing the video and attacking the BJP government. He wrote: ‘”Lie, lie again and again, speak as loudly as you can. Those who follow this formula are insulting this precious gift as well as the art of nature and the culture of #Chhattisgarh. After all, why does the BJP hate the people of Chhattisgarh and its culture so much?” (English Translation)
Source: Twitter
Conclusion:
With the Congress leader himself coming forward and denying the claim of the Bhupesh Baghel distributing gold chain, the claim shared by social media users is misleading.
