Uttar Pradesh: During the current crisis where millions of migrant laborers or either stranded or displaced, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra offered 1000 buses to UP govt to help Migrant laborers reach home safely. After she wrote a letter to UP govt on 16th May, UP govt asked her to provide details of 1000 buses along with driver names.
A rumor started spreading over social media that many of those buses on the list provided by UP congress are Ambulance,auto-rickshaws (three-wheelers), cars, and bikes.
Sambit Patra tweeted a list of such vehicles with their registration numbers, vehicle model and type. The tweet went viral over social media with over 16000 RT, 54K likes, and over 10K comments.
प्रियंका वाड्रा ने जो “तथाकथित” बसों की लिस्ट सौंपी है ..उसमें काफ़ी गाड़ियाँ “unfit” है ..कुछ Ambulance है,कुछ Car,कुछ ट्रैक्टर और स्कूटर
— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) May 19, 2020
RJ 27 PA 9852 ambulance
RJ14TD 1446 CAR
RJ40PA 0186 THREE Wheeler
RJ40PA 0123 AUTO RICSHA
RJ34 PA 2938 AUTO
RJ14PA 1932 AUTO
इस में भी घोटाला
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The same claim of Sambit Patra is going viral on social media. Some posts can be found on Facebook and Twitter.
FactO Check:
While we don’t know if those vehicle registration numbers in tweets are actually taken from the list of those 1000 buses, we checked the registration numbers of the vehicles from the list in Vahan.nic.in , we found 3 out of 6 vehicle types in his claim are wrong. Three vehicles that he claimed to be an Ambulance, Auto, and Three-wheeler, found out to be BUS.
Please check the registration numbers of the vehicles from the screenshot from the links provided in each number RJ 27 PA 9852 ,RJ40PA 0186 ,RJ40PA 0123.
Please find details of those 3 Vehicles RJ 27 PA 9852 ,RJ40PA 0186 ,RJ40PA 0123
In Other News, According to the letter issued by the Lucknow police commissioner office, 879 out of 1049 vehicles are Buses.
Conclusion: Sambit Patra’s claim is only partially true and is going viral across social media. Hundreds of thousands of social media users are copy-pasting the same. While this ugly game of blame is going on, thousands of migrant laborers are still suffering to reach their homes.