Did Rahul-Sonia Refuse Water From Kharge? BJP Alleges Congress of Casteism: Viral Video Truth Revealed
The BJP had shared a video from its official Twitter account on March 22. The video showed Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi’s press conference. In this video, it can be seen that Congress President Kharge offered a glass of water to Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, but they refused to drink the water.
The BJP claimed that Sonia and Rahul refused to drink the water because Mallikarjun Kharge belongs to the Dalit community. After the BJP shared this video, many other users also shared it. The BJP wrote that it’s shameful how Sonia and Rahul Gandhi refused to take water from a Dalit, but Kharge is humiliating others by using casteist slurs.
BJP Accuses Sonia and Rahul Gandhi of Denying Water to Dalits
The BJP has made an allegation by sharing a video claiming that Sonia and Rahul refused to drink water from a Dalit, Mallikarjun Kharge. After the BJP shared this video, many other users also shared it. The BJP wrote that it’s shameful how Sonia and Rahul Gandhi refused to take water from a Dalit, but Kharge is humiliating others by using casteist slurs.
Social Media Influence on BJP’s Posts
More than 23 lakh people have seen this post from the BJP. It has received likes from over 16 thousand people and has been retweeted by over 4 thousand people. At the same time, over 2 crore people follow BJP’s X account.
This video has also been shared with the same claim and caption from BJP LIVE’s X account.
BJP and Verified Users on Social Media
After BJP, many other verified users have also shared the same claim in a video. A verified user named Mohit Suryavanshi wrote – Sonia and Rahul did not allow him to drink water offered by them because he wanted to be a Dalit.
Another verified user named Gorish Bansal has also shared a video with the same claim.
A viral video clip surfaced three days prior to the press conference scheduled for March 21. The entire press conference was streamed live on Congress’s official YouTube channel on March 21.
A viral video clip of 15 minutes and 32 seconds can be seen on the YouTube channel. It can be seen in 15 minutes and 32 seconds that only a glass of water was placed on the table, and that too in front of Sonia Gandhi. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge placed a glass of water in front of Sonia Gandhi and told her to drink water. In response, Sonia Gandhi did not touch it. At the same time, when Rahul Gandhi offered water, he also did not touch the water.
Investigating Claims Alongside Viral Videos
We investigated the reality behind the claims being made with the viral video. During this time, we found a video on the Congress YouTube channel, in which Rahul Gandhi is seen eating sweets from the hands of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.
