Fact Check: 2020 Video Of Women Confronting BJP Campaign Vehicle In Bihar Resurfaces With False Claims

An October 2020 video from the Bihar election campaign is shared as BJP workers being confronted for distributing vermilion after Operation Sindoor in 2025

Over the past few days, reports have circulated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) plans to launch a campaign to distribute vermilion (sindoor) to women at their homes, promoting the success of Operation Sindoor. However, on 30 May 2025, the government dismissed these claims as fake. In this context, a video is going viral on social media (here, here, and here) with the claim that in Bihar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) officials who went to d…

Fact Check: 2020 Video Of Women Confronting BJP Campaign Vehicle In Bihar Resurfaces With False Claims

A video claiming that women in Bihar recently assaulted BJP workers who were allegedly distributing vermilion is doing the rounds on social media. The clip, which has gained traction alongside captions like “BJP Bhagao, Desh Bachao,” is claimed as an incident which took place in May 2025. The video is shared on Facebook with a caption: बिहार में भाजपा के पदाधिकारी सिंदूर बांट रहे थे तो बिहार की महिलाओं ने जमकर की ठुकाई भाजपा भगाओ देश बचाओ (Engli…