Claim: Amidst the ongoing  farmer protests in India, farmers disrespected the Indian flag by tying it to a ball and playing football.
Fact-check: The People disrespecting the Indian flag are not farmers protesting in India, but Khalistan supporters from Canada - FACTLY
Verdict: in june 2023, hardeep singh nijjar, a khalistani terrorist, was killed in surrey city, situated in the british columbia province of canada. in reaction to this, khalistani supporters protested outside the indian consulate, alleging the involvement of indian envoys in his murder, while also showing disrespect to the indian flag. the viral videos shows this protest from canada and has nothing to do with the protesting farmers in india. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Sushmitha Ponnala
Date published: 2024-02-21T09:35:27