Fact Check: Did AAP leader Atishi claim that electricity subsidy has been stopped in Delhi? Know the truth of the viral video

What did users write?

This video was shared by a user Post While sharing it, he wrote- Look, the fever is gone, free, free, free, the free lollipops that were given till now, now recovery is about to begin, gear up. These people do not know that the public can be fooled only once, not repeatedly, so vote wisely. x Post Archive HereLook

What came out in the investigation

When News Checker investigated this video, their team did a reverse image search of the key frames of this video on Google. During this, they met a former Aam Aadmi Party worker. Post Found. Which was uploaded on 14 April 2023. In this video of about two minutes, Atishi is seen saying that because the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi has not approved the file related to the issue of electricity subsidy, the subsidy on electricity bill will end from the coming Monday.

After this the Newschecker team Video When I tried to find the longer version of ABP, I found a video of ABP. In which a part of the viral video is visible. In the video, Atishi says that from today, the electricity subsidy of 46 lakh families of Delhi will stop. This means that from tomorrow, Delhi consumers will not get subsidy in electricity bill. So those who used to get zero bill earlier, will start getting increased bill from tomorrow. Those who used to get 50% discount earlier, will also start getting increased bill.

After this, Atishi explains the reason for this and says that it has stopped because the Delhi government has decided that we will continue the subsidy in the coming year as well, the LG has kept the file of that subsidy with himself. She further said that until the file comes from the LG, the AAP government cannot give free electricity.

After the video on this matter was published Reports searched them a lot Report This proved that Delhi government minister Atishi had made such allegations. However, later, after the signature of the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, the subsidy on electricity continued in Delhi.

conclusion: News Checker's investigation revealed that the video of AAP leader Atishi going viral on social media is incomplete. This misleading claim is being shared during the Lok Sabha elections. This video is from April 2023.

(This story was originally published in 1998) News InvestigatorAnd republished by NBT as part of Shakti Collective.)