“Rajnath Singh requested people not to assault or throw shoes on their leaders campaigning for the upcoming 2022 elections in Uttar Pradesh”
What FACTLY found
BJP leader Rajnath Singh had made these statements during the 2017 Punjab election campaign rally in Abohar, Punjab. Following the incident of shoe-throwing at the then Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Rajnath Singh made this request to opposition party supporters in Punjab. The news article shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with the upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 January 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 2 February 2022, 5 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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