Fact-Check: This Video Does Not Show Rahul Gandhi Making Comments Against Hindus

A longer version of the video shows Gandhi talking about the CBI and ED, claiming they are controlled by the BJP.

The viral video is clipped. Rahul Gandhi did not make statements about action against Hindus once the BJP loses power.

(Source: Facebook/Altered by The Quint)

A video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi talking about "taking action" and conducting investigations after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) loses power is being shared across social media platforms.

The claim: The clip is being shared to claim that Gandhi was referring to people from the Hindu community, telling them to be careful about their actions, as there will be investigations against them once the BJP is out of power.

An archived version of this post can be seen here.

(Source: Facebook/Screenshot)

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Is it true?: No, the claim is false.

• A longer version of the video shows that Rahul Gandhi spoke about the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) being controlled by the BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

How did we find out the truth?: We picked a few words — such as 'किसी ना किसी दिन BJP की सरकार बदलेगी' — (some day the BJP government will change) from Gandhi statements, and ran a keyword search using Hindi keywords.

• This led us to the Indian Youth Congress' national president Srinivas BV's Facebook page, which had shared a longer version of the same video.

• This clip carried text in Hindi, which translates to "The ED and CBI are no longer Indian institutions, but are weapons of the BJP and RSS."

In this clip, Gandhi talks about the CBI, the Election Commission, and the ED being the BJP's "weapons," accusing both institutions of "not doing their jobs."

"They are no longer India's institutions. That is why what is happening, is possible. If these institutions did their jobs — if the CBI did its job, if the ED did its job — then this would not have happened. So they should also think about what they're doing, because someday, the BJP's government will not be in power and then, there will be investigations. And the investigations that will take place will be such that, I can guarantee you, this will not happen again."

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

News reports: We ran a search using 'ED CBI BJP RSS Rahul Gandhi' as keywords for more context.

• With this, we found a Times of India report dated 29 March 2024, which carried the same statement in the article.

• This report mentioned that Gandhi was "reacting to income tax department's fresh notices asking the party to pay Rs 1,823.08 crore," while addressing a press conference.

The report carried Gandhi's quote, which can be heard in the viral video.

(Source: The Times of India/Screenshot)

Conclusion: A clipped video is being shared to claim that Gandhi said he would launch investigations into people from the Hindu community once the BJP loses power.

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