MP Election 2023: Amit Shah Appealed Not to Vote for BJP Candidate? Here's Fact Check
Rozana Spokesman in its investigation found that the viral video is edited
MP Election 2023: Amidst the election excitement of Madhya Pradesh 2023, a video is going viral on social media in which the country's Home Minister Amit Shah can be heard saying, "When you go to vote on 17th, remember one thing that Do not vote to make Manoj Nirbhay Singh MLA.”
This video is being made viral and it is being claimed that Amit Shah, while addressing a rally in Madhya Pradesh, has said not to vote for the BJP leader.
Facebook page Ravi Patel, while sharing the viral video, wrote, "Now the Home Minister of the country is saying that do not vote for the BJP candidate from Depalpur ???????????? Again Vishal Patel ????"
Rozana Spokesman in its investigation found that the viral video is edited. Amit Shah has not issued such a statement.
-- Spokesman's Investigation
Starting the investigation, we first watched this video carefully and started searching for news related to the case through keyword search.
Viral Video Is Edited
We found a live record of this rally on the Facebook page of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 11 November 2023. Amit Shah had held a rally in Depalpur, Madhya Pradesh on 11 November 2023.
We listened to this video completely and found that at 7 minutes in the video, Amit Shah says, “When you go to vote on 17th, remember one thing that do not vote to make Manoj Nirbhay Singh MLA. With your vote he will definitely become MLA but your vote will go to the development and security of Madhya Pradesh. Your one vote will form the government in Madhya Pradesh. Modi ji's double engine government will be formed."
Hence, it is clear that the viral video is not complete and the incomplete video is being made viral with misleading claims.
Conclusion- Rozana Spokesman in its investigation found that the viral video is edited. Amit Shah has not issued such a statement.