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By Ritika Jain Ever since Speaker Om Birla expunged portions of Rahul Gandhi’s maiden speech in the Lok Sabha as Leader of Opposition, it has been widely debated if such a move is relevant in the digital age where parliamentary proceedings are telecast live via Sansad TV, the official public broadcaster. On July 1, Gandhi criticised the ruling party, the RSS, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, made reference to Hindutva and violence, Agnipath scheme, NEET and Manipur among others. In all, Speaker Om Birla directed 14 cuts to Gandhi’s speech. However, the expunction notice was circulated post-midnig...
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By Swasti Chatterjee Previously debunked claims about Anjali Birla, daughter of Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla clearing the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination without appearing for it have resurfaced on social media. The claims further state that Anjali Birla was a model by profession earlier and was able to crack the UPSC in the first attempt because of her father's influence. BOOM had fact checked the same false claims earlier in 2021 when they went viral with photographs of Anjali and Om Birla. We found that Anjali Birla had cleared both the prelims and main exams of UPSC. The c...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video showing the national anthem playing during a session of the Lok Sabha is circulating with the false claim that Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi missed the anthem and joined the session only after it was over. BOOM found that the claims are false, Rahul Gandhi is seen in the video from the beginning of the national anthem. The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha took place on June 24, 2024 at the new Parliament House in New Delhi. After two days of oath-taking ceremonies of elected MPs, Om Birla was re-elected as Speaker and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi assumed charge a...
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By Hazel Gandhi An old ad for CEAT tyres has been edited to add a false anti-Modi tagline asking people to oust the Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the centre. BOOM found that the video is from 2017 and shows an advertisement by CEAT tyres; it is unrelated to the ongoing Lok Sabha polls and does not carry any anti-Modi taglines as suggested in the viral claim. In the viral video, the man refuses to pay for a shopping bag, attempting to hold all the items himself, clearly struggling. The video ends with a tagline which can be translated to English as, "Want to save ...
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By Hazel Gandhi An old video showing two men removing slips from VVPAT machines in a strong room, is being shared online with a false claim that it shows Bharatiya Janata Party members engaging in EVM (electronic voting machine) fraud during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. BOOM found that the video dates back to December 2022 and was taken during the Gujarat Assembly Elections. Two election officials at the time clarified that the video shows no wrongdoing, rather a procedure laid down by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The video shows a man opening a sealed box and removing the slips...
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By Anmol Alphonso A fake circular has gone viral on social media claiming that the Election Commission Of India (ECI) has officially released the schedule for the upcoming general elections. The Election Commission of India posted on X rubbishing the claim stating that they have not released the official schedule and that the photo circulating is fake. Lok Sabha elections are expected to be held in April / May 2024, as they have been generally held around that time in India. The viral photo has dates mentioned on it claiming that the Code of Conduct would come into effect on March 12, 2024, al...
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By Akshit Chawla The new law has been criticised by legal experts and parliamentarians for being “very vague” and ‘bolstering’ the government’s interception powers. President of India Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the new Post Office Bill, 2023 on 24 December 2023. This Act, they say, can be used for surveillance of citizens since it allows the central government to empower officers to intercept, open or detain any item sent via India Post in the interest of public safety or national security. The new Act aims to regulate the functioning of post offices under the government’s Department of...
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By Ritika Jain The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 even as Opposition MPs remain suspended. The BJP, which is the ruling party at the Centre, ploughed ahead with bills even as at least 143 opposition MPs have been suspended from both houses for the remainder of the Winter Session. Owing to the thin presence of the Opposition, the Rajya Sabha MPs debated the bill for a mere hour, while the Lok Sabha MPs debated the bill for just over an hour on Wednesday before passing it on December 20. At least 97 Opposition MPs have been suspended from the lower house. The Te...
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By Ritika Jain The Lok Sabha today passed the three crucial criminal reform law bills replacing colonial-era laws like the Indian Penal Code, the Indian Evidence Act, and the Code of Criminal Procedure which formed the foundation of Indian criminal jurisprudence for more than a century. More importantly, the three new bills – the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita (replaces the Indian Penal Code), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita (replaces the Code of Criminal Procedure), and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Sanhita (replaces the Indian Evidence Act) was passed virtually unopposed amid ...
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By Hazel Gandhi An old video of Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra being manhandled by the Delhi Police is viral online as a recent video and is being connected to her recent expulsion from the Lok Sabha. BOOM found that the claims are false and the video is from October 2023 when Moitra, along with other senior party leaders was dragged out of New Delhi's Krishi Bhawan following a sit-in protest. Mahua Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha on December 8 over cash-for-query allegations, after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi accused her of taking bribes from businessman Darshan Hi...
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