The viral video is not from Gujarat, but from the Punjab rally held in 2021.
Claim
Oh brother, what a crowd. The people of Gujarat are listening to Kejriwal’s speech sitting on the streets.
Rating
Explanation
A video of a crowd in a political rally is being shared on social media platforms claiming that it is from the recent Gujarat rally. Several other users also shared the video with the same claim which can be seen here and here.
What is the truth?
Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party held a rally in Gujarat recently. He was questioned for missing the Gandhi Jayanthi event for the rally.
When the keyframes from the viral video are reverse searched, two relevant matching images were found.
Harbhajan Singh, E.T.O MLA, Punjab Power Minister posted the same video on his Facebook page on 21, March 2021 describing it in Punjabi.
A Twitter user ‘DaaruBaaz Mehta’ retweeted the video from another user quoting it as rally ground in Moga, Punjab mentioning AAP on 21, March 2021.
When searching for the rally held by AAP in Punjab on 21, March 2022, several news articles were found.
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal addressed Kisan Mahapanchayat in Anaj Mandi, Bagha Purana and Moga. The video was likely from the rally in Moga, Punjab.
Conclusion
In our search, we find that the video is not from recent Gujarat rally but from Punjab rally held in March 2021.
