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India Today found that this video is not from the second wave of the farmers' protests. It's an old video from an event in Ludhiana's Kaunke Kalan village where alcohol is traditionally distributed.
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The video is from the Kaunke Kalan village in Punjab's Ludhiana district, where alcohol is distributed during the Baba Rodu Shah Mela every year. It has nothing to do with the ongoing protests.
Following a new government proposal, farmer leaders have decided to temporarily halt the “Delhi Chalo” march to review the new MSP plan thoroughly.
Meanwhile, a video making the rounds on social media purports to show alcohol being distributed to farmers. The video was shared on Facebook with captions like: “On Camera - Emotional Blackmail that we are ‘Anndata’. Behind Cameras REALITY- Enjoying ALCOHOL Daru Langars at ‘Protest’.”
India Today found that this video is not from the second wave of the farmers’ protests. It’s an old video from an event in Ludhiana’s Kaunke Kalan village where alcohol is traditionally distributed during an annual event at the Baba Rodu Shah Dargah.
Our Probe
A reverse search of the viral clip’s keyframes led us to a post on X from September 2021 that featured the screenshot of a YouTube video, which appeared similar to the viral clip. The post, which was a response to a now-deleted claim, said: “This video is not related to farmers’ protest this is a mela that is organised in a village named Kaunke Kalan. This happens every year. You can search Mela Baba Rodu Shah Ji village Kaunke Kalan and check yourself (an image attached as reference).”
Subsequent searches with relevant keywords led us to the Facebook page of “Daily News Punjab”, which shared a video on September 7, 2021. This video too featured scenes similar to the viral clip. According to the video’s title, this was from an event at the Baba Rodu Shah Dargah in Punjab.
We also found a similar video attributed to the same event shared on YouTube on September 7, 2021.
Upon looking closely, we found a video from September 7, 2021, on the Facebook page “Daily News Punjab”. This video too had similar visuals as the viral video and covered the alcohol distribution at the Baba Rodu Shah Ji Mela in Punjab’s Kaunke Kalan village.
India Today reached out to Ranjeet Singh Rana, the editor of “Daily News Punjab” and a native of the Kaunke Kalan village where the Baba Rodu Shah Mela is held every year. Rana confirmed that the viral video is from September 2021 and shows the scenes at the Baba Rodu Shah Ji Mela. He said that alcohol distribution happened annually at this event.
According to a Dainik Jagran report from September 7, 2021, the Baba Rodu Shah Ji Dargah is situated in Kaunke Kalan village in the Ludhiana district. It is around 50 years old. Here, a fair is organised on September 5 and 6 every year when folk singers sing ditties praising Baba Rodu Shah. The event also includes the traditional offering of alcohol to the saint, which is later distributed among worshippers.
Thus, it is clear that the viral video is not from the farmers' protest but from an annual event in the Kaunke Kalan village of Punjab’s Ludhiana district.
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