Claim: Mallikarjun Kharge said "As always, Congress divides the country. It divides the country in the name of caste" in a public gathering.
Fact-check: A clipped video of Mallikarjun Kharge shared alleging that he acknowledged that the Congress party divides country in the name of caste - FACTLY
Verdict: this video is from a public meeting held during the 'bharat jodo nyay yatra' in aurangabad, bihar, on 15 february 2024. in the original video, kharge stated that "the caste census will provide valuable information on the distribution and conditions of people from various castes and communities since independence. we have requested a caste census for this purpose. what's wrong with it? modi always claims that congress divides the country based on caste, but when have we done so?" the video has been clipped between the timestamps 13:13 and 13:18 and shared. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Sushmitha Ponnala
Date published: 2024-02-27T07:56:39