Fact Check: Image Shared by Congress Leader of School with ‘Boggy Ground’ Confirmed to be from Pakistan, Not India

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The viral image is from Pakistan

A photograph depicting a school scene with a few girls seated on a muddy and boggy ground, supposedly portraying the aftermath of rainfall, has gained traction on social media. The image was shared not only by a Congress leader but also by numerous other social media users. Alongside the picture, some social media users criticized Hinduism and India, suggesting that despite the presence of numerous gods in the country, there is a lack of basic facilities in schools.

Congress leader CP Rai wrote on X, ‘This is the school of a country whose number of millionaires is increasing rapidly? Which is an economy worth who knows how many trillions.‘

Aman Patel wrote, ‘Look at this picture, In the state of the Prime Minister who travels in a ship worth Rs. 8000 crores. In the country with the world’s tallest statue worth Rs 3500 crore. During the Ghosh period of Sanatani Sanskar education ideal. The future of the country and the present of your own children. Vishwaguru is proud of a changing clean India..school. You don’t have to see this.. You just have to chant temple, temple by closing your eyes and mind..?‘

Vikram Ravan wrote, ‘Now tell me those who have humanity in their hearts. 3200 crores in the country #मूर्ति , central vista or immense temples #दान , is/was necessary for publicity #पोस्टर or for education #विद्यालय ? To prevent the dilapidated school from collapsing, children are sitting in mud-like soil outside the building. This is shameful.‘

Islamist Afreen wrote, ‘Look at the condition of the schools of the country with the world’s tallest statue. What 135 crore people? You have the courage to share this truth. Leaders worth a few rupees are sold for Rs 100 crore and the people who make them win get 5 Kg wheat and 1 Kg gram and that too by standing in line.‘

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Fact Check

After conducting a reverse image search on the viral photograph, we discovered that it was originally uploaded on the Pakistan online media portal, Siasat Pakistan Discussion, on June 10, 2015. The image was accompanied by a caption indicating it depicted the condition of a girls’ primary school in Pakistan, Punjab.

Source- Siasat, Pakistan

Additionally, a tweet from the same date in 2015 was found, where a Twitter user sarcastically tagged the image to Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, a former federal minister of Pakistan. The tweet humorously commented on the state of education with a reference to the long rule of Mian Sahib in Punjab, stating, ‘Girls are getting education sitting on metro bus.’

Furthermore, the image resurfaced in 2017 when it was again shared on Twitter by Imran Lashari, a resident of Pakistan. In his post, Lashari questioned the government’s role, specifically mentioning a girls’ primary school in Wara Sehraan, Tehsil Karor, District Layyah, South Punjab.

In conclusion, the image shared by the Congress leader and other social media users is from Pakistan and not from India. It has been circulating on the internet since its initial upload on June 10, 2015.

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