Fact Check: BJP AP chief Purandeswari did not announce that TDP-BJP-JSP alliance will scrap Muslim quota
The Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be conducted in seven phases starting from April 19, 2024. In Andhra Pradesh, voting for both the Parliamentary and Assembly elections will be held on May 13, 2024.
Purandeswari
The Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be conducted in seven phases starting from April 19, 2024. In Andhra Pradesh, voting for both the Parliamentary and Assembly elections will be held on May 13, 2024. The opposition parties -- TDP, BJP and Janasena have allied and will contest together against the YSRC party in these elections.
Meanwhile, a few images like screenshots from a news portal, Way2news, and also screenshots from ABN Andhrajyothi TV channel are shared virally on social media with the claim that the BJP state chief has announced that the alliance, if voted to power, will scrap Muslim quota.
Fact check:
The claim is False. The screenshots in circulation are morphed, the leader never made such a statement.
When we searched the social media platforms for more information about the statement in circulation, we found posts by both Way2news, as well as ABN Andhrajyothi, stating that no such news was published by them.
Way2news published the rebuttal with the caption “Attention: This is not a Way2news story. Some miscreants have fabricated our format and spreading misinformation.”
ABN Andhrajyothi also published a TV report stating that the channel will take legal action against the persons spreading the fake news.
Purandeswari shared a post on her X (Twitter) account, that the viral news is false and the screenshot is a fake one with the caption in Telugu: “ఓటమి భయంతో, చీప్ లిక్కర్ అమ్మకం వల్ల వచ్చిన అనుభవంతో ఇలాంటి ఫేక్ ప్రచారాలు, ఫేక్ లేటర్లు సృష్టిస్తున్న బులుగు పార్టీ”
According to a report published on Eenadu, Purandeswari appealed to the Muslim community not to believe the fake news in circulation.
According to The Hindu.com, BJP State President Daggubati Purandeswari condemned a fake news report in which she was quoted as expressing her intention to cancel the Muslim reservations if the BJP-TDP-Jana Sena Party (JSP) alliance came to power.
She appealed to the Muslim community not to believe in the above report by pointing out that the BJP’s motto had been ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ and it was natural that such attempts would be made to damage the party’s image.
Therefore, the claim that Purandeswari released a statement about canceling the Muslim quota is False. She made no such statement.