Did Nirmal Kumar from BJP ask to shoot the Agnipath protesters?
Claim
Shoot Agnipath protesters. The anti-nationals who oppose the central government’s Agnipath scheme must be shot down. It is shameful that Prime Minister Modi’s guns and artilleries are sleeping – Nirmal Kumar (BJP IT wing).
Rating
Explanation
In many states of India, the youth are engaged in a protest against the Agnipath scheme brought by the BJP government. Violence is also taking place in the protest against the Agnipath scheme, including setting fire to trains and damaging public properties.
Meanwhile, it is viral on social media that Nirmal Kumar, the IT Wing Head of the Tamil Nadu BJP, has said that the Agnipath protesters should be shot dead.
What is the truth?
On June 18, Nirmal Kumar posted on his Twitter page, “Let us ignore the anti-national forces that are causing riots, due to pressure from foreign mercenaries in the name of Agnipath scheme which would bring in a huge change in India.”
இந்தியாவில் மிகப்பெரிய மாற்றத்தை ஏற்படுத்த போதும் #அக்னிபத் திட்டத்தை வெளிநாடு கைக்கூலிகளின் அழுத்தம் காரணமாக கலவரத்தை உண்டாக்கும் தேசவிரோத சக்திகளை
புறக்கணிப்போம்.#ISupportAgnipathScheme pic.twitter.com/iHXgJGZ0tN— CTR.Nirmal kumar (@CTR_Nirmalkumar) June 18, 2022
While searching on Kathir’s Facebook page about the news card spreading about Nirmal Kumar, no such card was published on June 18.
When we spoke to BJP Nirmal Kumar about the news going viral, he said, “This is fake news”.
Conclusion
The claim mentioned in the news card, “Shoot Agnipath protesters. The anti-nationals who oppose the central government’s Agnipath scheme must be shot down. It is shameful that Prime Minister Modi’s guns and artilleries are sleeping – Nirmal Kumar (BJP IT wing)”, is false.
