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“Video of Congress leader Haji Sagheer Saeed Khan accusing the BJP of wrongly killing “innocent” people in Kashmir by labeling them as terrorists, promising compensation to them if Congress comes to power during the 2024 General elections.”
Social media posts Claim dated 9 May 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

Haji Sagheer Saeed Khan made these remarks in December 2018. The Congress party has distanced itself from his statements, back then. It’s important to note that this video is unrelated to the current 2024 general elections

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In short

This claim spread on social media around 9 May 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 9 May 2024. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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