Rahul Gandhi dancing in Telangana after Morbi bridge collapse? Fact Check

A video showing Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Jairam Ramesh, and KC Venugopal dancing with locals is being widely shared with a claim that they were happily dancing after the bridge collapsed in Gujarat’s Morbi.

Man who wants to be PM & is currently on a so called Bharat Jodo Yatra is busy having fun & dancing in the aftermath of #MorbiBridgeCollapse

Remember how he was also found partying immediately after 26/11 Mumbai attacks

Nothings changed in 14yrs pic.twitter.com/H0OPPe0jvv

— Sameer (@BesuraTaansane) November 1, 2022

The narrative being that the Congress leaders were irresponsible to the tragedy in Gujarat where more than 150 were killed and instead dancing during the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra. Several such posts have been shared on twitter and received more than lakhs of retweets.

And the fun continues 🤡

Bharat Hasao Circus pic.twitter.com/H0OPPe0jvv

— Sameer (@BesuraTaansane) November 1, 2022

FACT CHECK

When we checked the origin of the video, it was from Congress Party showing its leaders dancing with the locals in a group dance and it was uploaded by the Indian National Congress officially with the same claim on 30 October capturing some events during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Telangana.

The video has nothing to relate with the bridge collapse in Morbi, which has claimed the lives of at least 141 people.

Secondly, the event occurred in the morning of 30th October, while the bridge collapsed in the evening of 30th October, to be precise, at 6:32 pm.

”Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.”
– Nelson Mandela#BharatJodoYatra pic.twitter.com/ERQPUSHpV7

— Congress (@INCIndia) October 30, 2022

See the original video uploaded on 30 October at 10:08 am with a caption, ‘Shri Rahul Gandhi and fellow Bharat Yatris take part in the traditional Bathukamma dance of Telangana.’

The truth is that Congress expressed its mourning and refused to be dragged into a political war over who is responsible. See Rahul Gandhi’s video here:

Question: Who do u think is responsible for the Morbi bridge collapse?

Ans: “I don’t want to politicise this incident. People have lost lives there. It’s disrespectful for them to do it. So I am not going to do it.”

That’s my leader @RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/pezdtvFMZ7

— Srinivas BV (@srinivasiyc) October 31, 2022

Claim: Congress leaders dancing happily after the Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat.

Conclusion: FALSE. The video was of an event uploaded before the bridge collapse tragedy.

Rating: Misrepresentation —