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By Hazel Gandhi A cropped video of Ladakh-based activist Sonam Wangchuk is viral online with the false claim that he recently demanded plebiscite, or a separate statehood, for Jammu and Kashmir. BOOM found that the claims are false and in the original video, Wangchuk is heard talking about the status of Ladakh as a Union Territory; nowhere in the clip does he demand a referendum for Kashmir. The viral video shows part of an interview where Wangchuk is heard saying, "Any territory should be happy. They should be able to go wherever they want to go. That is why you must have heard of referendums...
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By Ritika Jain Amritpal Singh Sandhu is more than 2,700 kms away from home, in a jail in Dibrugarh, Assam. However, in this Lok Sabha elections, he is a candidate fighting independently from Punjab. On June 1, people across 57 parliamentary constituencies across eight states and Union Territories will choose among 904 candidates in the seventh and final phase of the general elections. The jailed pro-Khalistan leader is one among those candidates. The Representation of People's Act, 1950 allows undertrials to stand for elections. Only convicts are barred. Last year, the Punjab police invoked th...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video of a group of men chanting slogans in support of the Indian army is being shared to falsely claim that it shows the people of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) voicing their support to India. BOOM found that the video is from August 2023 and shows the Gujjar and Bakarwal communities during a demonstration for their reservation rights in Uri, Baramulla. The nearly 2-minute long video shows a man addressing a crowd and taking an oath. Parts of the oath heard in the video, translated roughly from Hindi are, "We swear to work with the Indian army to protect India's law and co...
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By Hazel Gandhi An old photo showing a drone is viral online with the misleading claim that the Indian army recently captured a Pakistani drone after it crossed the line of control (LoC) and tried to enter Indian territory. BOOM found that the claims are misleading and the incident is from April 2023 when the Indian army recovered ammunition and cash from a drone in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district. One photo shows a drone laid flat on the ground and another shows items such as rifle magazines and cash recovered from it. A caption on X (formerly Twitter) reads, "Vigilant SFs shot down a Pá...
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By Ritika Jain In a significant development, the Centre on Tuesday said Jammu and Kashmir would not remain as a Union Territory (UT) forever, and its conversion to a Union Territory was not a “permanent feature”. Ladakh would continue to remain as a Union Territory, said Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. “…UT is not a permanent feature, and I will make a positive statement the day after tomorrow (on Thursday). Ladakh would remain a UT...,” Mehta told the five-judge Constitution Bench. The law officer’s submission came on the top court’s query on the Centre’s roadmap or time frame to restore stat...
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By Ritika Jain The Supreme Court will start hearing pleas challenging the Centre’s move to scrap Article 370, from August 2, 2023. The top court today also allowed bureaucrat Shah Faesal and activist Shehla Rashid to withdraw their pleas in this batch of matters. The Supreme Court will finally hear the pleas four years after the government’s move which not only revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, but also bifurcated the state into two union territories. On the eve of today’s hearing, the Centre filed a counter affidavit defending its decision to abrogate Article 370 granting special ri...
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By Ritika Jain Supreme Court on July 11 will take up pleas challenging the constitutionality of the Centre’s decision to revoke Article 370 in the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The five-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud will consider 20 pleas. The court’s decision to list the matters comes nearly four years after the Centre on August 5, 2019 scrapped the special status accorded to the then-state of Jammu & Kashmir and split it into two union territories. The Centre also scrapped Article 35A which ensured special rights and privileges for those who are defined as “per...
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By Hazel Gandhi The photo of a clock tower from Nepal is being falsely shared as the one in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir which was restored ahead of the G20 meet in the city. Srinagar hosted the G20 delegates for three days, from May 20-22, and the misleading claim is being circulated in this context. The photo is being shared with the caption, "The clock tower (Ghanta Ghar) is being restored and rebuilt by SMC to reflect our heritage and architecture – down to the finest details as a part of Srinagar’s facelift for G20 meet..." Click here to view the post and here for an archive. Also Read:No,...
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By Hazel Gandhi Videos from a recent avalanche in Sikkim are being shared with the false claim that they show an avalanche hit on the Amarnath yatra route in Jammu and Kashmir, injuring hundreds of people. BOOM found that the videos were unrelated to Jammu and Kashmir, and are from a deadly avalanche that hit the Nathu La pass in Sikkim. The first video shows people using their bare hands to rescue people buried under the snow. The second video shows the beginning of the avalanche from a distance. Seven people were killed on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, as a result of the avalanche that swept acros...
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