DigitEye India Fact Checkers
A social media post is being shared with a claim that the Congress party did not nominate any candidates for the forthcoming elections in Arunachal Pradesh due to concerns about upsetting China. It also tried to insinuate that Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra avoided entering Arunachal Pradesh for similar reasons.
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*Congress didn’t field any candidate in Arunachal Pradesh because China might get angry and also because it will be a breach of the 2009 MoU signed between the Congress and the Chinese Communist Party.Also, despite starting in the North East,— jokermani🚩🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳( மோடியின் குடும்பம்) (@jokermani) April 6, 2024
See the post shared here and here.
FACT CHECK
Digiteye India earlier debunked the claim on Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay yatra avoiding Arunchal Pradesh earlier. So, we took up the claim for fact-checking again and found it to be untrue.
Arunachal Pradesh is slated for simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha elections on April 19, 2024, with 60 assembly and 2 Lok Sabha seats. The Congress party has, indeed, fielded candidates for both assembly and parliamentary constituencies. The announcement of candidates can be seen here.
Secondly, data accessible on the Election Commission website confirms that the Congress has nominated candidates for both parliamentary constituencies, and their candidatures have been approved.
Moreover, historical data on parliamentary elections in Arunachal Pradesh can be found on the Election Commission portal. Since 2004, the Congress party has consistently participated in every election, with candidate affidavits accessible for viewing.
Regarding the claim about Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, records show that the yatra did, indeed, enter Arunachal Pradesh in January 2024. Visual evidence of Rahul’s Arunachal leg of the yatra supports this. Digiteye India’s fact-check on this claim can be seen here.
Since the Congress party has nominated candidates for both assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Arunachal Pradesh for the 2024 elections, the claim that Congress didn’t field candidates in the state fearing China is false.
Claim: Fearing China, Congress refrained from nominating any candidates in the forthcoming 2024 elections in Arunachal Pradesh.
Conclusion: The claim made in the post is FALSE. Contrary to it, the Congress party has fielded candidates for both assembly and parliamentary constituencies in the upcoming Arunachal Pradesh elections. Additionally, data from the Election Commission of India confirms the Congress’s consistent participation in parliamentary elections since 2004.
Rating: Totally False — 
