Claim: Video of a bulldozer removing Hindu gods' idols.
Fact-check: 2019 video of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation removing Dashama idols is shared with a misleading narrative - FACTLY
Verdict: the video shared in the post was taken in 2019, when the ahmedabad municipal corporation was lifting dashama idols on the riverbank of sabarmati in ahmedabad. in 2019, the ahmedabad municipal corporation requested citizens to leave dashama idols on the riverbank of sabarmati to prevent pollution. following the municipal corporation's requests, devotees left their idols on the riverbank of sabarmati. hence, the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Dilip Kumar Sripada
Date published: 2022-09-08T08:24:59